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| Title | : | Orfeo |
| Author | : | Richard Powers |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | September 2nd 2014 by W. W. Norton Company (first published January 20th 2014) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Music. Literary Fiction. Contemporary |
Richard Powers
Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 3.65 | 4661 Users | 805 Reviews
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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory, an emotionally charged novel inspired by the myth of Orpheus.In Orfeo, composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab—the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns—has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive and hatches a plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it.
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| Original Title: | Orfeo |
| ISBN: | 0393349845 (ISBN13: 9780393349849) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.richardpowers.net/orfeo/ |
| Characters: | Peter Els, Clara Reston, Richard Bonner, Maddy Corr |
| Literary Awards: | Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2014), National Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2014), California Book Award for Fiction (Silver) (2014), Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2015) |
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Ratings: 3.65 From 4661 Users | 805 ReviewsCriticize Out Of Books Orfeo
(4.5) A retired composer and amateur biochemist finds himself on the run from the police in small-town America. A timely, highly cerebral satire on anti-terrorism paranoia, yet still witty and full of heart.Music provides not just the novels content but also its symbolic language. Powers carefully links music and chemistry through his metaphors. However, for someone without specialist knowledge, it can be difficult to follow Powers down esoteric musical pathways. Still, I have great admirationHis lush descriptions of each symphony and opera had me YouTube'ing each piece to play as I read along. Magnificent writing. Peter was such a tragic figure. Loved the plot, narrative and ending.
Orfeos protagonist Peter Els, a composer and all-round iconoclast, is lying in bed with his soon-to-be wife when he says:I want to write music that will change its listeners.Change how?Move them beyond their private tastes. Bring them to something outside themselves. (130)After having read The Overstory by Richard Powers, as well as a bunch of his interviews, I would say this is the writers desire voiced through his character. In the mighty The Overstory, he certainly succeeds, giving Nature
Prefatory thoughts on the nature of geniusIn this era of grade inflation and trophies for showing up, lets assume that the genius label is still meant to be rare. It refers, of course, to an exceptional intellectual capacity manifesting itself in extraordinary creative works or IQ scores in the extreme right tail of the distribution. Ive now read two Richard Powers books and both have made me think early and often of his own rare brand of genius. Part of the pleasure in reading him is his depth
What is it you wanted from[music, fiction, art?]Awe. Surprise. Suspense. Refreshment. A sense of the infinite. Beauty.--from Orpheo Orpheus could make the stones weep, animate the inanimate. The love of his life is taken to the underworld. Orpheus tries to get her back and creates music to tame the underworld, but he dies at the hands of those that cannot hear his divine music. I always receive news of a new Powers novel with excitement. I think to enjoy his novels you must just allow yourself
Music for the End of TimeIf you are a music-lover, read this book for its extraordinary insight into the mind of a musician. At least listen to its sound-track.* For, as he proved in The Time of Our Singing, Richard Powers is peerless in his ability to recapture music through words. As he looks back over the life of American composer Peter Elsfictional but so possiblehe tells his story as much through the music he listens to as by what he writes or does himself. He fills many pages at a time
3 or 5 stars. I hesitated to write this review. How to begin?I consider that " The time we are singing " as a masterpiece. I like Richard Powers even if I find his following books less good. I was excited enough by this new novel. Powers is the only one capable of writing such a book.His knowledge in musics allow him to master the subject. He wrrite on contemporary music. It is less glamorous than the baroque. We know from the beginning that he is going to write an history of the contemporary
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