{"product_id":"three-farmers-on-their-way-to-a-dance","title":"Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThree Farmers on Their Way to a Dance\u003c\/h1\u003eRichard Powers\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: William Morrow  \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003eJune 1 2021\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780063140219\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0063140217\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling and audacious. . . Nothing short of astounding.\" --\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe critically acclaimed debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePlayground\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A writer of blistering intellect . . . [Powers is] a novelist of ideas and a novelist of witness, and in both respects, he has few American peers.\" -- Richard Eder, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1914, renowned photographer August Sander took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance. This haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus of Powers's brilliant and compelling novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fate of the three farmers is chronicled, two contemporary stories unfold. The young narrator becomes obsessed with the photo, while Peter Mays, a computer writer in Boston, discovers he has a personal link with it. The three stories connect in a surprising way and offer the reader a glimpse into a mystery that spans a century of brutality and progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391201050669,"sku":"21441","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_9f4735f0-f81d-4399-a34e-86fc43954c54.jpg?v=1787352550","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/three-farmers-on-their-way-to-a-dance","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}