Playground : a novel / Richard Powers.
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.-- Book jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324086031
- ISBN: 1324086033
- Physical Description: 381 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Islands > Fiction Friendship > Fiction. Artificial intelligence > Fiction. Technological innovations > Fiction. Imperialism > Fiction. French Polynesia > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Political fiction. Science fiction. Sea fiction. |
Available copies
- 50 of 85 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 8 current holds with 85 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | FIC POW (Text) | 30229101455656 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/07/2025 |
| Mars Hill Library | FIC POW (Text) | 30229101291614 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 05/08/2025 |
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.--
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