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Description edit
Critically acclaimed for his international bestseller, A Case of Curiosities , Allen Kurzweil has been called one of today's most gifted new voices in fiction. Now he returns with The Grand Complication -- a modern-day tale of literary intrigue, deviant passions, and delicious secrets.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Alexander Short: research librarian
- Nic: Alexander's French wife
- Henry James Jesson III: bibliophile who hires Alexander
- Norton: Friend of Alexanders, librarian
- Mr. Singh: exit guard at the library
- George Speaight: curator of the library's Center for Material Culture
- Emil Dinthofer (Dinty): Alexander's boss
- Finster Dapples: librarian
- Irving Grote: head of conservation
- Mr. Paradis: janitor at the library
- Frederick Stolz: "the guy building that Arcade of Obsolescence" over in New Jersey
- Marie Antoinette: Add a description of this character.
- Andrews
- Emmanuel Ornstein
- Tashjian
- Dewey
- Kucko
- Donatello
- Miss Barton
- Lyons
- Johnson
- Kimmelman
- Cavanaugh
- Stumpf
- Vivien
- Boswell
- Mr. Mccarkle
- Sebastian Plumeaux
- Uri
- Christopher
- Susan
- David
- Van Wesel
- Lindsley
Quotes edit
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“Two hundred and sixty-four call slips after Snow Dome Repair brought us together, Nic and I decided to reclassify our relationship.”
Alexander Short
First Sentence edit
THE SEARCH BEGAN with a library call slip and the gracious query of an elegant man.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Allen Kurzweil (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Theia; 1st edition
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: August 2001
ISBN: 978-0786866038
Page Count: 360
Publisher: Theia; 1st edition
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: August 2001
ISBN: 978-0786866038
Page Count: 360
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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