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The Night Is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995
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by Martin Gardner

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In "The Night Is Large, "Martin Gardner has assembled forty-seven challenging and inquisitive essays into a work that places him at the heart of twentieth-century American intellectual culture. Delving into an immense range of topics, from philosophy and literature to social criticism to mathematics and science, with essays that date from 1930s to the 1990s, Martin Gardner has astounded readers with his insight and erudition. "The Night Is Large "is the crowning achievement of his extraordinary career.

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  • Title The Night Is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995
  • Author Martin Gardner
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 608
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Griffin, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Publication date July 15, 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780312169497 / 0312169493
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.1 x 1.49 in (23.42 x 15.49 x 3.78 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects American essays - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96010732
  • Dewey Decimal Code 814.54

About the author

Martin Gardner, born in 1914, is a regular reviewer for "The New York Review of Books "and was a "Scientific American "columnist for over twenty-five years. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

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