Prisoner's Dilemma (novel)
- Prisoner's Dilemma (novel)
Infobox Book |
name = Prisoner's Dilemma
title_orig =
image_caption = Cover of a reprint edition.
author = Richard Powers
illustrator =
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country = United States
language = English
genre = Novel
publisher = Beech Tree Books
release_date =
1988
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardcover & paperback)
pages = 348 pp. (First edition hardcover)
isbn = ISBN 0-688-07350-6 (First edition hardcover)
"Prisoner's Dilemma" is a 1988 novel by American author Richard Powers. It is the story of a family living in De Kalb County, Illinois.
The novel centres around the father of the family, who is trying to find a solution to the dilemma posed by mathematicians at the RAND 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.
Non-fiction portrayed in the novel
Many of these events are portrayed differently; for example, Disney is portrayed as having Japanese ancestry, when he did not.
* Walt Disney American Animator.
* Americans of Japanese Ancestry and their internment during World War 2.
* Der Fuehrer's Face Animated cartoon made by Disney in 1942.
* Victory Through Air Power Part-animated propaganda movie made by Disney in 1943.
* Century of Progress The 1933 World Fair held in Chicago.
* Disney's Nine Old Men Chief animators at Disney.
* The Trinity Test The first testing of a nuclear weapon in 1945.
External links
* [http://richardpowers.net/novels_prisoners_dilemma.htm Bibliography of editions of Prisoner's Dilemma.]
* [http://richardpowers.net/reviews_prisoners_dilemma.htm Listing of reviews and writings about Prisoner's Dilemma.]
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