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The Echo Maker

Richard Powers · 2006 CE · Novel · Modern / American · Contemporary

After a truck accident on a Nebraska road, Mark Schluter wakes with Capgras syndrome, convinced that his sister Karin is an impostor. A famous neurologist visits the small town, and the annual migration of sandhill cranes passes over the Platte. It won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction.

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Attributes

Genre
MysteryPsychological
Theme
Identity & SelfMemory & TimeNature vs CivilizationLoveAppearance vs Reality
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
CaregiverEveryman
Plot type
Mystery
Form
Polyphonic
Symbol / motif
The RiverWings / FlightThe House
Conflict
vs Selfvs Person
Mode / tone
RealistLyrical
Culture / tradition
Modern / American

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