Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance

'An outstanding novel' Observer<BR><BR>'A writer of blistering intellect' Los Angeles Times<BR><BR>'Unexpected and richly imaginative' London Review of Books<BR><BR>'A first novel of intricate merit ... A rich imagination glitters throughout' Mail on Sunday<BR>In the spring of 1914, German photographer August Sander captures a haunting image: three young men on their way to a country dance, themselves unknowingly on the brink of the First World War. This photograph becomes the focal point of Richard Powers' compelling debut novel.<BR>The fate of the three farmers is intertwined with two contemporary stories: a museum-goer becomes obsessed with the photograph, and a young writer in Boston discovers he has a personal connection to it. Seamlessly blended together, these three narratives depict a century scarred by savagery and fired by progress.<BR>