Bewilderment - * Signed on the Title Page - First Edition - First Printing*

Powers, Richard

ISBN 10: 1785152637 / ISBN 13: 9781785152634

Published by William Heinemann, London, 2021

About this Item

First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. A gorgeous, Fine copy in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket.

Condition Details:
Book: Bound in deep green paper-covered boards with crisp gilt lettering stamped to the spine. The binding is rigid, square, and completely unread. Pages are exceptionally bright and clean throughout. No remainder marks, internal blemishes, or previous owner inscriptions. The full 1 to 10 number line on the copyright page establishes this as a true UK first impression.
Dust Jacket: The beautifully illustrated matte wrap-around dust jacket is exceptionally fresh and crisp. It shows no edge-wear, rubbing, or signs of handling. The colors are rich and completely un-faded.
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece The Overstory. A superb, investment-grade copy for collectors of modern first editions and contemporary literary fiction.

Shipped as securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days).

Seller Inventory # ABE-1782751854726

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bewilderment - * Signed on the Title Page - First Edition - First Printing*
• Publisher: William Heinemann, London
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785152637
• ISBN 13: 9781785152634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 16.2W x 24H x 2.8D centimeters 16.2 centimeters width by 24 centimeters height by 2.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 492 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed & Collectible

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Synopsis

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2021
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF SEPTEMBER 2021

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY

'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN

'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER

'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY

Theo Byrne is a promising young scientist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures. He is also on the verge of being expelled from school for smashing his friend's face with a thermos.

What can a father do, when the only solution offered to his rare and troubled boy is to put him on psychoactive drugs? What can he say when his boy comes to him wanting an explanation for a world that is clearly in love with its own destruction? The only thing for it is to take the boy to other planets, all while fostering his son's desperate attempt to save this one.

At the heart of Bewilderment lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?

'Both touching and finely written' TELEGRAPH

'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES

'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD