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2012 PULITZER PRIZE WINNER: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the National Book Award • New York Times Bestseller
The Pulitzer Prize-winning book "The Swerve" by Stephen Greenblatt tells the remarkable story of how a rediscovered ancient text, "On the Nature of Things" by Lucretius, ignited the Renaissance and transformed modern thought. Blending history, philosophy, and biography, Greenblatt reveals how this discovery reshaped science, art, and culture. Ideal for history enthusiasts, this Pulitzer-winning book illuminates a pivotal moment in human history