Literary Fiction
A haunting novel inspired by a 1914 photograph of three farmers, exploring innocence, war, and interconnected lives across a century.
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A haunting novel inspired by a 1914 photograph of three farmers, exploring innocence, war, and interconnected lives across a century.
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In the spring of 1914, renowned photographer August Sander took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance. This haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus of Powers' brilliant and compelling novel. As the fate of the three farmers is chronicled, two contemporary stories unfold. The young narrator becomes obsessed with the photo, while Peter Mays, a computer writer in Boston, discovers he has a personal lin...
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Moderate depictions of war-related violence and loss due to World War I setting.
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Moderate focus on historical and cultural themes tied to World War I and modernism.
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor references to suffering due to war and historical context.
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