Playground : a novel
Richard Powers (Author)
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory, Playground is a sweeping, panoramic novel of the last wild place humanity has left to colonize: the world's largest ocean. Four lives are drawn together on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, a tiny atoll that has been chosen to send floating, automomous cities out onto the open sea--assuming the island's residents vote to greenlight the project. This awe-filled book interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can." -- page [4] of cover
Print Book, English, 2025
W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2025