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Prisoner's Dilemma

by Richard Powers · 1988

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Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quiz master, black humorist and virtuoso invalid. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and with his ingrained aversion to doctors, his worried family tries to discover the nature of his sickness. Meanwhile, in private, Eddie puts the finishing touches on a secret project he calls Hobbstown, a place that he promises will save him, the world and everything that's in it.A dazzling novel of compassion and imagination, Prisoner's Dilemmais a story of the power of invalid experience.

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1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisMiddle WestMiddle WestMore like thisLess of this
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 352 pages

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