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{{shortShort description|American journalist and writer (born 1948)}}

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'''Mark Kurlansky''' (December 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writerauthor of general interest non-fiction. Hewho has written a number of books of fiction and non-fictionnonfiction. His 1997 book, ''Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World'' (1997), was an international bestseller and was translated into more than 15fifteen languages. His book ''[[Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea|Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea]]'' (2006) was the non-fictionnonfiction winner of the 2007 [[Dayton Literary Peace Prize]].

Kurlansky was born in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] on December 7, 1948.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Biographies&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000125711&source=Bookmark&u=mlin_n_umass&jsid=dec5904bea83289174253ad3fa4f99b0|title = Contemporary Authors Online|date = 2012|access-date = January 13, 2016|website = Biography in Context|publisher = Gale}}</ref> He attended [[Butler University]], where he earned a BA in 1970.<ref name=":0" /> He Fromstarted 1976his tocareer 1991as hea workedplaywright. asHe was a correspondenttheatre inmajor Westernat Europecollege forand thewrote ''[[Miamiseven Herald]]''or eight plays, ''[[Thea Philadelphiafew Inquirer]]''of which were produced. But he said that he became "frustrated with theatre, andwhich eventuallyis theto [[Paris]]-basedsay ''[[InternationalI Heraldbecame Tribune]]''.<reffrustrated name=with Broadway":0" />.<ref>{{Cite web |urllast=editsuite99 |date=June http19, 2020 |title=Interview with Mark Kurlansky |url=https://icartsmania.galegroup.comca/ic2020/bic106/BiographiesDetailsPage19/BiographiesDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&displayinterview-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Biographies&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1649571367&source=Bookmark&u=mlin_n_umass&jsid=763191edd23479d2096202f5f526c8db|title = The Writers Directory|date =with-mark-kurlansky/ 2015|access-date =July January 1320, 20162023 |website = Biography in Context|publisher = GaleARTSMANIA}}</ref> He moved to [[Mexico]] in 1982, where he continued to practice journalism. In 2007 he was named the [[Baruch College]] Harman writer-in-residence.<ref name=":0" />

Kurlansky's 2009 book, ''The Food of a Younger Land'', with the lengthy subtitle "A portrait of American food – before the national highway system, before chain restaurants, and before frozen food, when the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional – from the lost [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] files", details American [[foodways]] in the early 20th century.

* ''Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World'' (1997), {{ISBN|0-8027-1326-2}}<ref>{{cite web|first1=Richard|last1=Wolkomir|access-date=March 3, 2020-03-03|title=Review of 'Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World'|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/review-of-cod-a-biography-of-the-fish-that-changed-the-world-152948483/ |website=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]}}</ref>

* ''Salt: A World History'' (2002), {{ISBN|0-8027-1373-4}}<ref>{{cite news|first1=Robert|last1=MacFarlane|access-date=March 3, 2020-03-03|title=Observer review: Salt by Mark Kurlansky|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jan/20/historybooks.features |newspaper=[[The Observer]] |location=London |date=20 January 20, 2002|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

* ''1968: The Year that Rocked the World'' (2004), {{ISBN|0-345-45581-9}}<ref>{{cite news|first1=Peter|last1=Preston|access-date=March 3, 2020-03-03|title=Observer review: 1968 by Mark Kurlansky|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/apr/18/historybooks.features |newspaper=[[The Observer]] |location=London |date=17 April 17, 2004|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

* ''Paper: Paging Through History'' (2016), {{ISBN|978-0393239614}}<ref>{{cite news|first1=Simon|last1=Garfield|access-date=March 3, 2020-03-03|title=Paper: Paging Through History by Mark Kurlansky – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/03/paper-paging-through-history-review-mark-kurlansky-rembrandt-gutenberg-picasso-apple-pencil |newspaper=[[The Observer]] |location=London |date=3 July 3, 2016|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

* 2007: Nonfiction winner of the [[Dayton Literary Peace Prize]] for ''Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From [[Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea|the History of a Dangerous Idea]]'' (2006).<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2007-nonfiction_winner.htm "Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea, 2007 nonfiction winner"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Mark Kurlansky, 2007 Nonfiction Winner|url = http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2007-nonfiction_winner.htm|website = www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org|access-date = 2016-01-January 13, 2016}}</ref>

* Pluma Plata award for ''Salt''<ref name=":0" />

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