The Overstory by Richard Powers
The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of the natural world. The novel tells the intertwined tales of nine different people who are drawn into the last standing few acres of virgin forest in North America. From a young artist who inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut, to a hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocuted by a streetlight, each character's story adds another layer of depth to the narrative. Their lives slowly merge with each other and the fate of the trees, showing the interconnectedness of life, human and otherwise.
The 1110th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2018
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 502
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- 4th on Honorable Mention - The 25 Masterpieces of World Literature That Will Define the 21st Century (25-250) (Télérama)
- 5th on The 30 best fiction books of the last 30 years (Los Angeles Times)
- 12th on Readers Pick Their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 17th on The 20 Best Novels of the Decade (2010s) (Literary Hub)
- 24th on 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (NY Times)
- 74th on Australia’s Radio National top 100 books of the 21st century (ABC Radio national)
- 232nd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die (BBC Radio Oxford)
- 100 Notable Books of 2018 (New York Times)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- Best Books of the Decade(2010-2020) (Chicago Tribune)
- Ezra Klein Show's Most Recommended Books (Ezra Klein Show)
- Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books - Honourable Mention (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Pulitzer Prize)