{"product_id":"three-farmers-on-their-way-to-a-dance-paperback","title":"Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374124040415,"sku":"9780063140219","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/vi-ErP-Fv79780063140219.webp?v=1789171971","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/three-farmers-on-their-way-to-a-dance-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}