The Overstory: A Novel
by Powers, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Fine/About Fine Dj
- ISBN 10
- 039363552X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393635522
- Seller
-
Emerson, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The Overstory is a novel by Richard Powers published in 2018 by W.W. Norton. It is Powers's twelfth novel. The novel is about nine Americans whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address the destruction of forests. Powers was inspired to write the work while teaching at Stanford University after he encountered giant redwood trees for the first time. On 20 September 2018, The Overstory was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize.On 15 April 2019, it was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Black Dog Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021582
- Title
- The Overstory: A Novel
- Author
- Powers, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine Dj
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039363552X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393635522
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Date Published
- 2018
Terms of Sale
Black Dog Books
About the Seller
Black Dog Books
About Black Dog Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...