A Conversation for Polymaths

Richard Powers, Author

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Steve K. Started conversation Aug 29, 2002

Richard Powers has been described as a polymath by at least one reviewer. I particularly enjoyed his novel, "Galatea 2.2", a review is here:

http://www.spikemagazine.com/spikegal.htm

Here is an excerpt from the above:

"Richard Powers has written the most thought-provoking book I have read since Pynchon's The Crying Of Lot 49. His intellect is dazzling but he never resorts to performing mental push-ups."

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