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First He Spoke for the Trees; Now He Speaks for the Sea

September 22, 2024

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The wonders of the ocean and the terrors of A.I. meet in a Richard Powers’s new novel, which considers the future of an environmentally challenged Polynesian island.

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First He Spoke for the Trees; Now He Speaks for the Sea

The wonders of the ocean and the terrors of A.I. meet in a Richard Powers’s new novel, which considers the future of an environmentally challenged Polynesian island.

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