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"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 with A Case of Curiosities. [A] captivating novel."-San Francisco Chronicle
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"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 with A Case of Curiosities. [A] captivating novel."-San Francisco Chronicle
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 1999 Fellow of the New York Public Library for Scholars and Writers. His fiction has been honored in the United States, France, Italy, and Ireland. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0241132355
- ISBN 13 9780241132357
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