Special Topics in Calamity Physics
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
The mesmerizing bestseller that combines the storytelling gifts of Donna Tartt and the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock--A New York Times Ten Best Book of the YearSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics is a darkly hilarious coming-of-age tale and a richly plotted suspense story, told with dazzling intelligence and wit. At the center of the novel is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway School, she finds some--a clique of eccentrics known as the Bluebloods. One drowning and one hanging later, Blue finds herself puzzling out a byzantine murder mystery. Nabokov meets Donna Tartt (then invites the rest of the Western Canon to the party) in this novel--with visual aids drawn by the author--that has won over readers of all ages.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Marisha Pessl's successful debut novel, won the John Sargent Sr. The New York Times Book Review named it one of the 10 Best Books of the Year, and it won the First Novel Prize (now the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize) at the Center for Fiction. Pessl was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, and now lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143112129 |
| ISBN 10 | 0143112120 |
| Title | Special Topics in Calamity Physics |
| Author | Marisha Pessl |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2007-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Prizes | Winner of New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year. |
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