· A CASE OF CURIOSITIES. by Allen Kurzweil ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 1, This odd first novel, set in 18th-century Europe, begins with the removal of an unusual mole (a collector's item for the surgeon) and ends with one ingenious mechanical object (a Talking Head) being severed by another (a guillotine): things, in other words, get as much play as people in a novel that sometimes reads more Author: Kirkus Reviews. A Case of Curiosities (Hardcover) Published January 1st by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Allen Kurzweil. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: www.doorway.ru by: 1. · The story, which takes shape around a box of peculiar 18th-century mementos — the case of curiosities, purchased at a Paris auction-begins in , in a .
A Case of Curiosities Allen Kurzweil, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. LEON AND THE SPITTING IMAGE; Potato Chip. "A Case of Curiosities really is brilliant. Also witty, learned, ingenious, sly, and bawdy." —Entertainment Weekly "What John Fowles did for the 19th century with The French Lieutenant's Woman and Umberto Eco did for the 14th with The Name of the Rose Kurzweil now does for the late 18th century." —San Francisco Chronicle. Allen Kurzweil (born Decem) is an American novelist, journalist, editor, and www.doorway.ru is the author of four works of fiction, most notably A Case of Curiosities, as well as a memoir Whipping www.doorway.ru is also the co-inventor, with his son Max, of Potato Chip Science, an eco-friendly experiment kit for grade www.doorway.ru is a cousin of Ray Kurzweil and brother of Vivien Schmidt.
Allen Kurzweil was named a "Best Young American Novelist" by Granta for A Case of Curiosities, his first novel. He has been the recipient of Guggenheim and Fullbright Fellowships, and a Fellow of the New York Public Library for Scholars and Writers. His fiction has been honored in the United States, France, Italy, and Ireland. “A Case of Curiosities really is brilliant. Also witty, learned, ingenious, sly, and bawdy.” —Entertainment Weekly “What John Fowles did for the 19th century with The French Lieutenant’s Woman and Umberto Eco did for the 14th with The Name of the Rose. A Case of Curiosities Allen Kurzweil, Author Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. LEON AND THE SPITTING IMAGE; Potato Chip.
0コメント