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The Overstory

by Richard Powers · 2018 · 512 pages

Mark Manson
Mark Manson
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Ezra Klein

Mark Manson

About This Book

The novel follows nine Americans whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address the destruction of forests. It features a non-linear narrative structure that explores the deep connection between humanity and the natural world, spanning generations from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars.

Book Details

Published

2018

Pages

512

Language

en

ISBN

9780393635522

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2019)William Dean Howells Medal (2020)Man Booker Prize Shortlist (2018)

Audiobook Available

22h 58m
Narrated by Suzanne Toren

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