Kurlansky, Mark

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KURLANSKY, Mark

KURLANSKY, Mark. American, b. 1948. Genres: Documentaries/Reportage. Career: Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, reporter; Miami Herald, Miami, FL, reporter; Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, reporter. Publications: A Continent of Islands: Searching for the Caribbean Destiny, 1992; A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry, 1994; Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, 1997; The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories, 2000; Salt: A World History, 2002; Choice Cuts, 2003; 1968: The Year that Rocked the World, 2004. Author of short stories and children's books; illustrator. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: c/o Charlotte Sheedy, Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency, 65 Bleeker St Fl 12, New York, NY 10012, U.S.A.

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