The Story of One Tree
One tree contains an entire story. We're used to ignoring plants, but they have their own drama, beauty, and meaning
Richard Powers
American novelist, Pulitzer Prize winner for The Overstory
All moments: Richard Powers
- Playground for Ideas — Richard Powers
A novel is a playground where ideas can meet and dance. Here reality loses its rigidity
- The Bewilderment of the World — Richard Powers
We live in a state of bewilderment. But this bewilderment is not opposite to meaning, it's the door to it
- Sciences and Arts — Richard Powers
Science and art are not enemies. They are two ways humans try to understand the incomprehensible
- Complexity as Beauty — Richard Powers
I'm not afraid of complexity. Complexity is a way of respecting the reader and the world we live in
- Trees and Humans — Richard Powers
Trees teach us about time. They live for centuries, silently observing life. This seems to me a metaphor for ultimate truth
- Worlds in One Book — Richard Powers
In each novel, I try to create multiple worlds simultaneously. It's like trying to play several symphonies on one instrument
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