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First published 2012

The Swerve

How the World Became Modern

by Stephen Greenblatt

Pulitzer Nonfiction 2012 · Winner NBA Nonfiction 2011 · Winner

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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 2012 Winner
National Book Award for Nonfiction 2011 Winner

ISBN 9780393343403 · 9780099572442

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