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The Indian Clerk

A Novel

The Indian Clerk( )
Author: Leavitt, David
ISBN:978-1-59691-041-6
Publication Date:Sep 2008
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $16.00
Book Description:

Based on the remarkable true story of G. H. Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan, and populated with such luminaries such as D. H. Lawrence, Bertrand Russell, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Indian Clerk takes this extraordinary slice of history and transforms it into an emotional and spellbinding story about the fragility of human connection and our need to find order in the world. A literary masterpiece, it appeared on four bestseller lists, including the Los Angeles Times,...
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Book Details
Pages:496
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.56 x 8.38 x 1.32 Inches
Book Weight:0.968 Pounds
Author Biography
Leavitt, David (Author)
David Leavitt's first collection of stories, "Family Dancing," was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award & the PEN/Faulkner Prize. "The Lost Language of Cranes" was made into a BBC film, & "While England Sleeps" was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize. Leavitt is also the author of "Equal Affections," "A Place I've Never Been," "Arkansas," & "The Page Turner." With Mark Mitchell, he coedited "The Penguin Book of Short Stories" & "The Pages Passed from Hand to Hand" & cowrote "Italian Pleasures." He is recipient of fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation & the National Endowment for the Arts.

He divides his time between Italy and Florida.

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