 First edition | |
| Author | Richard Powers |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Cheryl Asherman[1] |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Beech Tree Books |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 248 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-688-07350-6 |
| OCLC | 16985003 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3566.O92 P75 1988 |
Prisoner's Dilemma is a 1988 novel by American authorRichard Powers. It is the story of a dysfunctional family living inDeKalb County, Illinois. The novel explores the impact of history on contemporary life.[2]
The novel centres on the father of the family, Eddie Hobson, who is trying to find a solution to the "prisoner's dilemma" posed by mathematicians at theRAND Corporation. He wishes to solve the dilemma through writing an alternate reality, explaining how human beings could live together peacefully. To do this, he uses many elements from real life twisted slightly.
Many of these events are portrayed differently. For example, Disney is portrayed as having Japanese ancestry, when he did not.
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