Playground is Richard Powers’ sweeping, panoramic novel that explores themes of technology, climate change, and human connection through interwoven stories. The novel follows four main characters whose lives converge on the Pacific island of Makatea, a place scarred by colonialism and now facing a new, tech-driven future.
Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school. As adults, Rafi gets lost in literature, while Todd’s enters the world of AI. Elsewhere, Evie sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs; Ina grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home.
All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity’s next great adventure.
Set in the world’s largest ocean, Playground interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity.
Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize
Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize
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