Special Topics in Calamity Physics -- Marisha Pessl, Paperback

The mesmerizing New York Times bestseller by the author of Night Film

Marisha Pessl's dazzling debut sparked raves from critics and heralded the arrival of a vibrant new voice in American fiction. At the center of Special Topics in Calamity Physics is clever, deadpan Blue van Meer, who has a head full of literary, philosophical, scientific, and cinematic knowledge. But she could use some friends. Upon entering the elite St. Gallway School, she finds some--a clique of eccentrics known as the Bluebloods. One drowning and one hanging later, Blue finds herself puzzling out a byzantine murder mystery. Nabokov meets Donna Tartt (then invites the rest of the Western Canon to the party) in this novel--with visual aids drawn by the author--that has won over readers of all ages.

Author: Marisha Pessl
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.52w x 1.17d
ISBN: 9780143112129
Age Range: 18-UP
Award: Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize - Winner

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 06/03/2007 pg. 56

About the Author
Marisha Pessl is the author of Night Film and Special Topics in Calamity Physics, her bestselling debut, which was awarded the John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize (now the Center for Fiction's Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize) and selected as one of the 10 Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review. She lives with her husband and daughter in New York City.