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From the Booker Longlist: Richard Powers’ Orfeo

From the Booker Longlist: Richard Powers’ Orfeo

“Someone hums a muted tune, a lullaby from another planet. Then the line goes dead.” Insofar as this year’s Booker longlist has a theme or themes (other than “Life! What does it all MEAN!”...