Richard Powers net worth and salary: Richard Powers is a Novelist who has a net worth of $1.5 Million. Richard Powers was born in in June 18, 1957. An American writer of modern technology and science-themed works, he is best known for his National Book Award-winning novel, The Echo Maker. His other literary works include Plowing the Dark and The Time of Our Singing.
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💰Richard Powers Net worth: $1.5 Million

About

An American writer of modern technology and science-themed works, he is best known for his National Book Award-winning novel, The Echo Maker. His other literary works include Plowing the Dark and The Time of Our Singing.

Before Fame

He entered the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a physics major, but graduated as an English major.

Trivia

August Sander's 1914 photograph, "Young Farmers," inspired Powers to quit his job and become a writer. He published his debut novel, Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, in 1985.

Family Life

He was the Illinois-born son of a school principal. He spent part of his childhood in Thailand, where his father worked at the International School in Bangkok.