Bewilderment
SKU:
9781324036142
Supplier:
W. W. Norton
Author:
Richard Powers
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
304
Publication Date:
11/01/2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
W. W. Norton
Product Name:
Bewilderment
ISBN:
1324036141
SKU:
9781324036142
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The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He’s also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin’s emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother’s brain…
With its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son’s ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers’s most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?
The book, Bewilderment [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781324036142 in Paperback by Richard Powers may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
With its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son’s ferocious love, Bewilderment marks Richard Powers’s most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?
The book, Bewilderment [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9781324036142 in Paperback by Richard Powers may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.