Prisoner's Dilemma - Hardcover
Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quiz master, black humorist and virtuoso invalid. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and with his ingrained aversion to doctors, his worried family tries to discover the nature of his sickness.Meanwhile, in private, Eddie puts the finishing touches on a secret project he calls Hobbstown, a place that he promises will save him, the world and everything that's in it.
A dazzling novel of compassion and imagination, Prisoner's Dilemma is a story of the power of invalid experience.
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Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson, Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quizmaster, black humorist, and virtuoso invalid. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and with his ingrained aversion to doctors, his worried family tries to discover the nature of his sickness.
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Richard Powers is a MacArthur Fellow. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.
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- PublisherWeidenfeld and Nicolson
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0297794825
- ISBN 13 9780297794820
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages348
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