Richard Powers – American novelist of the 20th–21st centuries, author of «The Overstory» and «Orfeo», winner of the Pulitzer Prize. His works weave science, art, and philosophy into narratives that examine humanity’s relationship with technology and nature.
✨ Born in 1957 in Illinois, spent part of his childhood in Bangkok. 📚 Studied physics and literature, worked as a computer programmer. 📖 Debuted with «Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance» (1985), inspired by a Sander photograph. 🌳 «The Overstory» (2018) won the Pulitzer Prize, a sweeping novel about trees and activism. 🎶 «Orfeo» explores the interplay of music and biotech. 🌍 Known as an encyclopedic novelist bridging the sciences and humanities. 🏆 Multiple finalist for the National Book Award. 💡 Believes literature should “expand the boundaries of the possible.” 👨🏫 Taught at Stanford, now lives in the Appalachian Mountains. 📚 His style is often compared to Pynchon and DeLillo. 😄 Once joked that his novels are “so thick the trees themselves must forgive him.”