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Richard Powers

Richard Powers (born June 18, 1957) is an American novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. His novel The Echo Maker won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction. He has also won many other awards over the course of his career, including a MacArthur Fellowship. As of 2024, Powers has published fourteen novels and has…

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Genre
Literary novels
Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, MA)
Born
(1957-06-18) June 18, 1957 (age 69) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
Writer, professor of English
Parent(s)
Richard Franklin Powers and Donna (Belik) Powers
Period
1985–present (as writer)

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Richard Powers → (1957-06-18) June 18, 1957 (age 69) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
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Richard Powers → University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, MA)
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Richard Powers → Literary novels
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Richard Powers → Writer, professor of English
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Richard Powers → Richard Franklin Powers and Donna (Belik) Powers
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Richard Powers → 1985–present (as writer)
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Richard Powers → www.richardpowers.net

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Richard PowersEducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, MA)1.00infobox
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Richard PowersParent(s)Richard Franklin Powers and Donna (Belik) Powers1.00infobox
Richard PowersPeriod1985–present (as writer)1.00infobox
Richard PowersWebsitewww.richardpowers.net1.00infobox
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