{"product_id":"9781804950821","title":"Playground","description":"Author: Powers, Richard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804950821\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest novel from the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer Prize-winning author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE OVERSTORY\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eBEWILDERMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ascends to the plane of true, indisputable greatness' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An ambitious, rapturous epic' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Magisterial, moving and thought-provoking ... a beautiful love letter to our oceans' \u003ci\u003eNEW SCIENTIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school. As adults, Rafi gets lost in literature, while Todd's enters the world of AI. Elsewhere, Evie sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs; Ina grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity's next great adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the world's largest ocean, \u003ci\u003ePlayground\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and live' PERCIVAL EVERETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant, captivating and important' ANDREA WULF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Richard Powers-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' \u003cb\u003eOPRAH WINFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Refreshing, original and moving' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727032406174,"sku":"UBD-9781804950821","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804950821.jpg?v=1776491841","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804950821","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}