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Powers joins neurological mystery to questions of identity and ecological change.
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The Echo Maker
Richard Powers2006 selection · Literary fiction
The Echo Maker
After a crash, Mark Schluter believes his devoted sister Karin is an impostor. A neurologist investigates while Nebraska’s migrating cranes provide a larger pattern of recognition and return.
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You like idea-rich mysteries about the brain and natural world.
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