Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder - by Lawrence Weschler (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Finalist for Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction<br>Finalist for National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction <p/>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lawrence Weschler </b>was for over twenty years (1981-2002) a staff writer at <i>The New Yorker</i>, 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 <i>Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder</i> was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.
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