A Conspiracy of Paper by Liss, David

A Conspiracy of Paper (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780804119122)

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A Conspiracy of Paper by Liss, David

A Conspiracy of Paper

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A Conspiracy of Paper by Liss, David

A Conspiracy of Paper

$17.00
Format: Paperback
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Benjamin Weaver, a Jew and an ex-boxer, is an outsider in eighteenth-century London, tracking down debtors and felons for aristocratic clients. The son of a wealthy stock trader, he lives estranged from his family--until he is asked to investigate his father's sudden death. Thus Weaver descends into the deceptive world of the English stock jobbers, gliding between coffee houses and gaming houses, drawing rooms and bordellos. The more Weaver uncovers, the darker the truth becomes, until he realizes that he is following too closely in his father's footsteps--and they just might lead him to his own grave. An enthralling historical thriller, A Conspiracy of Paper will leave readers wondering just how much has changed in the stock market in the last three hundred years. . . .

Author: David Liss
ISBN-10: 0804119120
ISBN-13: 9780804119122
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2001
Pages: 482
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 02/18/2001 pg. 32
BookPage 03/01/2001 pg. 10
By David Liss
By David Liss
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David Liss was born in 1966 and grew up in south Florida. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the English department at Columbia University, where he is completing his dissertation on how the mid-eighteenth-century novel reflects and shapes the emergence of the modern idea of personal finance. He has given numerous conference papers on his research and has also published on Henry James. He has received several awards for his work, including the Columbia President's Fellowship, an A. W. Mellon Research Fellowship, and the Whiting Dissertation Fellowship. He holds an M.A. from Georgia State University and a B.S. from Syracuse University. Liss lives in New York City with his wife and can be reached via his Web site, www.davidliss.com

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