{"product_id":"plowing-the-dark","title":"Richard Powers: Plowing the Dark [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Overstory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBewilderment\u003c\/i\u003e, a kaleidoscopic novel about the wild freedom of the imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Part of the joy of reading Powers over the years has been his capacity for revelation' Colson Whitehead\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the west coast of America, virtual reality researchers race to complete the Cavern, a plain white room that can become a jungle, a painting or a vast Byzantine cathedral. Adie Klarpol, a disillusioned artist, is fascinated by this cutting-edge technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a war-torn city on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, an American teacher - Taimur Martin - is held hostage, chained to a radiator in an empty white room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat can possibly join two such remote places? Only the shared imagination, a room that these two people unwittingly build in common...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spectacular... Riveting' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Powers, Richard","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44218782646562,"sku":"9781529115925","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/powers-richard-richard-powers-plowing-the-dark-2021-paperback-9781529115925-58500756767059.jpg?v=1726733841","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/plowing-the-dark","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}