The Overstory
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction · 2019 · WinnerPEN/Jean Stein Book Award · 2019 · ShortlistBooker Prize · 2018 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | 2019 | Winner |
| PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Booker Prize | 2018 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Nine Americans whose lives are linked by trees come together to address the threat to the last virgin forests. The novel unfolds in four sections—Roots, Trunk, Crown, and Seeds—following characters including a chestnut farmer's daughter, a video game designer, and a former Forest Service scientist who become caught up in the struggle to protect ancient trees.
About the Author
Richard PowersAmerican
Richard Powers was born on June 18, 1957, in Evanston, Illinois, and grew up in Lincolnwood before moving to Bangkok at age eleven. He studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning a BA in English in 1978 and an MA in 1980. Inspired by a 1914 photograph, he quit a programming job to write his debut novel Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance (1985). Read more →
