Richard Powers

Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel The Echo Maker won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction. He has also won many other awards over the course of his career, including a MacArthur Fellowship. As of 2023, Powers has published thirteen novels and has taught at the University of Illinois and Stanford University. He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory.

Richard Powers
Powers reading in April 2018
Born (1957-06-18) June 18, 1957
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationWriter, professor of English
Period1985–present (as writer)
GenreLiterary novels
Website
www.richardpowers.net
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