Orfeo

Name: Orfeo
ISBN: 9780393242683

Richard Powers

2014·400 pages

Literary Fiction

art and creativity hidden past identity crisis introspective isolation melancholic

Booker Prize (2014) · Nominee

“Bravo, Richard Powers, for hitting so many high notes with Orfeo and contributing to the fraction of books that really matter.”
— Heller McAlpin, NPR

From the author of The Overstory, an emotionally charged novel inspired by the myth of Orpheus. In Orfeo, composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab—the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns—has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive and hatches a plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it.

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Orfeo

Richard Powers

Booker Prize (2014) · Nominee

Year

2014

Pages

400

Literary Fiction

Praise

“Bravo, Richard Powers, for hitting so many high notes with Orfeo and contributing to the fraction of books that really matter.”
— Heller McAlpin, NPR