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Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionWinner of the 2011 NBA Nonfiction

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

by Stephen Greenblatt

Recorded edition: W.W. Norton · 2011 · ISBN 0393064476 · Edition source

Approximately 356 pages

Estimated reading time: 9–12 hours at 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate.

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2012 winner

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

United States

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National Book Award for Nonfiction

United States · Nonfiction

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