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 3004th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2018
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 502
- Words
- 138,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 17th on The 20 Best Novels of the Decade (2010s) (Literary Hub)
- 338th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- Best Books of the Decade(2010-2020) (Chicago Tribune)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (Pulitzer Prize)
- 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)