{"product_id":"penguin-richard-powers-9781804951767","title":"Penguin by Richard Powers (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A virtuoso performance' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Extraordinary and confounding, mind-spinning and wonderful' \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A magnificent and moving novel' \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seventy-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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Panicked 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A gripping escape narrative filled with lyrical wonder, \u003ci\u003eOrfeo\u003c\/i\u003e is both a portrait of a creative, obsessive man, and a reflection on finding melodies in everyday life.","brand":"Penguin (Cornerstone)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55036152938839,"sku":"9781804951767","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781804951767_7f8f526b-656b-4bfb-a60e-8be51d48c36a.jpg?v=1789513748","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/penguin-richard-powers-9781804951767","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}