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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology Paperback - 1996

by Lawrence Weschler

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Pronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides readers through an intellectual hall of mirrors, Lawrence Weschler revisits the 16th-century "wonder cabinets" that were the first museums and compels readers to examine the imaginative origins of both art and science. Illustrations.

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This seller has earned a 3.75 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
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Reviewers admired the polished New Yorker-style prose and found the book engaging, but felt it fixates on David Wilson’s biography at the expense of examining the museum’s ideas, how audiences receive them, and how its message has evolved.

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Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction

Pronged ants, horned humans, a landscape carved on a fruit pit--some of the displays in David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology are hoaxes. But which ones? As he guides readers through an intellectual hall of mirrors, Lawrence Weschler revisits the 16th-century "wonder cabinets" that were the first museums and compels readers to examine the imaginative origins of both art and science.

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  • Title Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
  • Author Lawrence Weschler
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1996-11-26
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780679764892 / 0679764895
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.32 x 0.56 in (20.32 x 13.51 x 1.42 cm)
  • Themes
    • Geographic Orientation: California
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Popular culture - United States - History, Museums - Philosophy
  • Dewey Decimal Code 069

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  • Entertainment Weekly, 09/24/2004, Page 112
  • New York Times, 03/23/1997, Page 28
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/28/1996, Page 0

About the author

Lawrence Weschler was for over twenty years (1981-2002) a staff writer at The New Yorker, where his work shuttled between political tragedies and cultural comedies. He is a two-time winner of the George Polk Award and was also a recipient of Lannan Literary Award. his nonfiction book Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.
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