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Case of Curiosities: This tale of an ambitious inventor in France as the Revolution looms is `brilliantly playful . . . full of lore and lewdness` (Chicago Tribune). `A portrait of a young mechanical genius in 18th-century France, delivered along with a gallimaufry of odd and intriguing facts and a rich, lusty picture of society in that time and place.` -Publishers Weekly In France, on the eve of the Revolution, a young man named Claude Page sets out to become the most ingenious and daring inventor of his time. Over the course of a career filled with violence and passion, Claude learns the arts of enameling and watchmaking from an irascible, defrocked abbé, then apprentices himself to a pornographic bookseller and applies his erotic erudition to the seduction of the wife of an impotent wigmaker. But it is Claude`s greatest device-a talking mechanical head-that both crowns his career and leads to an execution as tragic as that of Marie Antoinette, and far more bizarre. `Like a joint effort by Henry Fielding and John Barth` (Chicago Tribune), this `captivating novel` (San Francisco Chronicle) marked the debut of one of the finest literary artists of our time. `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, Englisch, Ebook.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldreaders.
Hailed by critics for its brilliance, A CASE OF CURIOSITIES begins In France, on the eve of the Revolution, when young man named Claude Page sets out to become the most ingenious and daring inventor of his time. In the courst of his career filled with violence and passion, Claude learns and creates many things. But his greatest device, a talking mechanical head, leads to an execution as tragic as that of Marie Antoinette, and far more bizarre. "Captivating...marvelously re-creates an unfamiliar world [and] also successfully imitates the style of writing associated with novelists of the age." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Paperback, Ausgabe: Reprint, Label: Ballantine Books, Ballantine Books, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1993-01-20, Freigegeben: 1993-01-20, Studio: Ballantine Books, Verkaufsrang: 13220317.

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In France, on the eve of the Revolution, a young man named Claude Page sets out to become the most ingenious and daring inventor of his time. In the course of a career filled with violence and passion, Claude learns the arts of enameling and watchmaking from an irascible, defrocked abbé, apprentices himself to a pornographic bookseller, and applies his erotic erudition to the seduction of the wife of an impotent wigmaker. But it is Claude's greatest device-a talking mechanical head-that both crowns his career and leads to an execution as tragic as that of Marie Antoinette, and far more bizarre. Hailed by critics for the shimmering brilliance of its inventions and its uncanny fidelity to the textures of the past, A Case of Curiosities places Allen Kurzweil securely in the ranks of the finest literary artists of our time.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Sunrise Books Ltd.
Ballantine Books Inc, 1993. Paperback. Used; Acceptable. Paperback; English language; a fair reading copy. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. All international orders are sent Royal Mail airmail.

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bol.com.
A young inventor in preindustrial Europe constructs his greatest device, a masterpiece that proves to be his downfall, leading to an execution as tragic as that of Marie Antoinette and one that is much more bizarre. This debut work is a national bestseller, now available in paperback. Productinformatie:Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Bestandsgrootte: 0.36 MB;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Printrechten: Het printen van de pagina's is niet toegestaan;Voorleesfunctie: De voorleesfunctie is uitgeschakeld;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;ISBN10: 0547350864;ISBN13: 9780547350868; Engels | Ebook | 2001.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, BookHolders.
[ Edition: first ]. Good Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub Date: 1/20/1993 Binding: Paperback Pages: 358.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books West, IN, Mishawaka, [RE:4].
Trade paperback, Ballantine Bks Trade ed.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bookmans, AZ, Tucson, [RE:4].
Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. Paperback, Ballantine Bks Trade ed.

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