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The Overstory

The Overstory Hardcover - 2018

by Powers, Richard

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New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2018. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. A truly magnificent novel. First Edition stated with full number line 1-10. In brown boards with silver type to spine. Bump to heel of spine with faint moisture stain to bottom of rear panel on spine tape. Small stain to bottom page ends and bottoms of front endpapers as well, interior otherwise clean. Corners fairly sharp and binding solid. Jacket is unclipped($27.95) with light edgewear and moisture stains on inside to head and heel and over onto bottom of rear panel with spot to bottom of rear flap as well.
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  • Title The Overstory
  • Author Powers, Richard
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First US Edition/First Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 512
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W.W. Norton & Co., New York
  • Date 2018
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # LPB008761RP
  • ISBN 9780393635522 / 039363552X
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.7 in (23.88 x 16.76 x 4.32 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Environmental protection, Nature stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017051173
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.54

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Summary

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.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2018, Page 22
  • BookPage, 04/01/2018, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2018, Page 34
  • Library Journal, 02/01/2018, Page 96
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 11/15/2017, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 02/19/2018, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 04/24/2018, Page 0

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