The Manikin
JOANNA SCOTT
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| Book Description |
| The Manikin is not a mannequin, but the curious estate of Henry Craxton, Sr. in a rural western New York State. Dubbed the Henry Ford of Natural History, by 1917 Craxton has become Americas preeminent taxidermist. Into this magic box of a worldfilled with eerily inanimate gibbons and bats, owls and peacocks, quetzals and crocodileswanders young Peg Griswood, daughter of Craxtons newest housekeeper. Part coming-of-age story, part gothic mystery, and part exploration of the intimate embrace between art and life, The Manikin is compulsively readable and beautifully written. |
| Other Award Winning Books by Joanna Scott |
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| Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* |
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| Pulitzer Prize Nominations |
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| PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations |
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Arrogance · Various Antidotes: Stories · |
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*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award
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4 reviews (1996) (276p)
3 reviews (2002) (288p)
3 reviews (1994) (240p)
5 reviews (1990) (288p)
