Mark Kurlansky
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born
December 07, 1948
gender
male
place of birth
Hartford, Connecticut, The United States
genre
Nonfiction
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Mark Kurlansky (born 7 December 1948 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a highly-acclaimed American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He is especially known for titles on eclectic topics, such as cod or salt.
Kurlansky attended Butler University, where he harbored an early interest in theatre and earned a BA in 1970. However, his interest faded and he began to work as a journalist in the 1970s. During the 70’s he worked as a correspondent in Western Europe for the Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and eventually the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. He moved to Mexico in 1982 where he continued to do journalism. He wrote his first book, A Continent of Islands, in 1992 and went on to write several b...more
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"In every age, people are certain that only the things they have deemed valuable have true value. The search for love and the search for wealth are always the two best stories. But while a love story is timeless, the story of a quest for wealth, given enough time, will always seem like the vain pursuit of a mirage."
— Mark Kurlansky (Salt: A World History)
— Mark Kurlansky (Salt: A World History)
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| The Next Best Boo...: Interesting Non Fiction | 114 | 698 | Jun 11, 2009 05:55PM | |
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