{"product_id":"orfeo-by-richard-powers-9781804951767","title":"Orfeo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Booker-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBewilderment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A magnificent and moving novel'\u003c\/em\u003e - Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeventy-year-old avant-garde composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab - where he is conducting the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find musical patterns in surprising places - has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePanicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive, earning him the moniker 'Bioterrorist Bach'. He hatches a daring plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA gripping escape narrative filled with lyrical wonder, \u003cem\u003eOrfeo\u003c\/em\u003e is both a portrait of a creative, obsessive man, and a reflection on finding melodies in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546970706156,"sku":"9781804951767","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804951767.jpg?v=1750033256","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/orfeo-by-richard-powers-9781804951767","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}