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For a definition of the term "bewilderment", see the Wiktionary entry <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bewilderment" class="extiw" title="wikt:bewilderment">bewilderment</a>. </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style> <p><i><b>Bewilderment</b></i> is a 2021 novel by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Richard_Powers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Richard Powers">Richard Powers</a>, published on September 21, 2021, by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/W._W._Norton_%26_Company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="W. W. Norton & Company">W. W. Norton & Company</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is Powers' thirteenth novel, his first since winning the 2019 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pulitzer Prize for Fiction">Pulitzer Prize for Fiction</a> for his novel <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Overstory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Overstory">The Overstory</a></i> (2018).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <table class="infobox vcard"> <caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:125%; font-style:italic; padding-bottom:0.2em;"> Bewilderment <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bewilderment&rft.author=%5B%5BRichard+Powers%5D%5D&rft.date=September+21%2C+2021&rft.pub=%5B%5BW.+W.+Norton+%26+Company%5D%5D&rft.place=United+States&rft.pages=288&rft_id=info:oclcnum/1240265353"></span> </caption> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Bewilderment_(Richard_Powers).png?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/Bewilderment_%28Richard_Powers%29.png/220px-Bewilderment_%28Richard_Powers%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/Bewilderment_%2528Richard_Powers%2529.png 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="378"></a></span> <div class="infobox-caption"> First edition cover </div></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Richard_Powers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Richard Powers">Richard Powers</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Audio read by</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Edoardo_Ballerini?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edoardo Ballerini">Edoardo Ballerini</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th> <td class="infobox-data">English</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/W._W._Norton_%26_Company?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="W. 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Norton & Company</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> Publication date </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">September 21, 2021</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th> <td class="infobox-data">United States</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media type</th> <td class="infobox-data">Print (hardcover)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th> <td class="infobox-data">288</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-393-88114-1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-393-88114-1">978-0-393-88114-1</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)"><abbr title="Online Computer Library Center number">OCLC</abbr></a></th> <td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1240265353">1240265353</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dewey Decimal Classification">Dewey Decimal</a> </div></th> <td class="infobox-data">813/.54</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/LCC_(identifier)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="LCC (identifier)"><abbr title="Library of Congress Classification">LC Class</abbr></a></th> <td class="infobox-data">PS3566.O92 B49 2021</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th> <td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Overstory?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Overstory">The Overstory</a> </i></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The novel was shortlisted for the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2021_Booker_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2021 Booker Prize">2021</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Booker_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Booker Prize">Booker Prize</a>.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Summary"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Reception"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Reception</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Reviews"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Reviews</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Awards_and_honours"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and honours</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Film_adaptation"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Film adaptation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Bewilderment&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Summary" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The novel is set in the near future amid the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Environmental_degradation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Environmental degradation">environmental degradation</a> of the planet.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_3-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Variety-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It follows widowed <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Astrobiology?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Astrobiology">astrobiologist</a> Theo Byrne and his volatile nine-year-old son Robin, who is diagnosed with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Asperger_syndrome?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Asperger syndrome">Asperger syndrome</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Obsessive–compulsive disorder">obsessive–compulsive disorder</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder">attention deficit hyperactivity disorder</a>. Theo resists psychoactive medication for Robin, turning instead to an experimental <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Neurofeedback?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Neurofeedback">neurofeedback</a> therapy in order to help his son.<sup id="cite_ref-PW_4-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-PW-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kirkus_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Kirkus-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview for the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Booker_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Booker Prize">Booker Prize</a>, Powers said, "The book has its roots in two different worlds. It is, in part, a novel about the anxiety of family life on a damaged planet, and for that, I'm indebted to writers as varied as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Margaret_Atwood?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Margaret Atwood">Margaret Atwood</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Barbara_Kingsolver?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Barbara Kingsolver">Barbara Kingsolver</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Evan_Dara?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Evan Dara">Evan Dara</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Don_DeLillo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Don DeLillo">Don Delillo</a>, and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lauren_Groff?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lauren Groff">Lauren Groff</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Bewilderment&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Reception" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Reviews">Reviews</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Bewilderment&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Reviews" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p><i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kirkus_Reviews?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kirkus Reviews">Kirkus Reviews</a></i>, in its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Starred_review?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Starred review">starred review</a>, called <i>Bewilderment</i> a "touching novel that offers a vital message with uncommon sympathy and intelligence."<sup id="cite_ref-Kirkus_5-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Kirkus-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dwight Garner of <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_New_York_Times?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> characterized it as a book about "ecological salvation" with a "nubbly sentimentality" but said it "is so meek, saccharine and overweening in its piety about nature that even a teaspoon of it numbs the mind."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A more positive review by <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Guardian?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> called it a "tender sci-fi novel-cum-family romance."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p><i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Publishers_Weekly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Publishers Weekly">Publishers Weekly</a></i> compared the novel to <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Flowers for Algernon">Flowers for Algernon</a></i> and wrote, "The planetary descriptions grow a bit repetitive and don't gain narrative traction, but in the end, Powers transforms the wrenching story into something sublime. Though it's not his masterpiece, it shows the work of a master."<sup id="cite_ref-PW_4-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-PW-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Writing for <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Harper%27s_Magazine?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Harper's Magazine">Harper's Magazine</a></i>, novelist <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Claire_Messud?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Claire Messud">Claire Messud</a> felt the novel's plot and themes were too familiar to Powers' earlier works, and criticized the characterization. Messud writes,</p> <blockquote> <p>Though central to the narrative, Alyssa is a cipher whose flatness is rendered plausible only by Theo's limited point of view. Moreover, the sketch of Theo's personal and family history feels as thin as paper. But if Theo's other relationships remain one-dimensional, the connection between father and son has greater density and texture, as does Robin's urgent and unbridled passion for the natural world.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Bewilderment&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Awards and honours" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The novel was shortlisted for the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/2021_Booker_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="2021 Booker Prize">2021</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Booker_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Booker Prize">Booker Prize</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and longlisted for the 2021 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/National_Book_Award_for_Fiction?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="National Book Award for Fiction">National Book Award for Fiction</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Aspen_Words_Literary_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Aspen Words Literary Prize">Aspen Words Literary Prize</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was selected by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> as part of <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Oprah%27s_Book_Club_(TV_series)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Oprah's Book Club (TV series)">Oprah's Book Club</a></i> on September 28, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Film_adaptation">Film adaptation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Bewilderment&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Film adaptation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>In January 2021, <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Variety_(website)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Variety (website)">Variety</a></i> reported that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Black_Bear_Pictures?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Black Bear Pictures">Black Bear Pictures</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Plan_B_Entertainment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Plan B Entertainment">Plan B Entertainment</a> acquired the feature film rights to <i>Bewilderment</i> after a competitive bidding process.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_3-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bewilderment?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Variety-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Bewilderment&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span 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