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Bewilderment

By Richard Powers

Bewilderment Contemporary literature

Bewilderment

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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?
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
278
Release Date:
2022-11-01
Publication Date:
2022-12-31
Publisher:
Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1324036141
ISBN13:
9781324036142
Weight:
354 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
207 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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