Bewilderment

By Richard Powers
Published: 2021
bewilderment book cover

Overview

Bewilderment is a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers set in Appalachia about an astrobiologist who finds an unusual way to help his troubled nine-year-old son control his emotions, connect with his deceased mother, and follow his passion to save the environment and its endangered species.

A man with light yellow shirt posting in front of a tree.

Photo by Dean D. Dixon