The Powers
A Novel
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2013
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-8101-5229-8 (ISBN)
Description
1941 is a year of drama and spectacle for Americans. Joe DiMaggio's record-breaking hitting streak enlivens the summer, and winter begins with the shock and horror of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The news from Europe is bleak, especially for the Jewish population. Joltin' Joe, possessing a sweet swing and range in centre, also has another gift: he can see the future. And he sees dark times ahead.
In her inventive novel The Powers, Valerie Sayers, in both realistic and fantastic chapters, transports the reader to an age filled with giants: Dorothy Day and Walker Evans appear beside DiMaggio. The problems they face, from Catholic antisemitism to the challenge of pacifism in the face of overwhelming evil, play out in very public media, among them the photography of Evans and the baseball of DiMaggio.
At once magical and familiar, The Powers is a story of witness and moral responsibility that will, like Joe DiMaggio, find some unlikely fans.
In her inventive novel The Powers, Valerie Sayers, in both realistic and fantastic chapters, transports the reader to an age filled with giants: Dorothy Day and Walker Evans appear beside DiMaggio. The problems they face, from Catholic antisemitism to the challenge of pacifism in the face of overwhelming evil, play out in very public media, among them the photography of Evans and the baseball of DiMaggio.
At once magical and familiar, The Powers is a story of witness and moral responsibility that will, like Joe DiMaggio, find some unlikely fans.
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Edition
New
Language
English
Place of publication
Evanston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8101-5229-8 (9780810152298)
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Person
Valerie Sayers is the author of five previous novels published by Northwestern University Press. She is a professor of English at the University of Notre Dame, USA.