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245 10 a| Land of marvels :b| a novel /c| Barry Unsworth.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| 287 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| In this thriller set in the Middle East of 1914, Somerville, a British archaeologist, and his team are excavating a long-buried Assyrian palace when an American geologist from an oil company posing as an archaeologist arrives one day and insinuates himself into Somerville's group. But he's not the only one working undercover to stake a claim on Iraq's rich oil fields.;

650 0 a| Archaeologistsz| Great Britainv| Fiction.=| ^A42969;

650 0 a| Britishz| Iraqv| Fiction.=| ^A45775;

650 0 a| Geologistsz| United Statesv| Fiction.=| ^A195917;

650 0 a| Americansz| Iraqv| Fiction.=| ^A26689;

650 0 a| Excavations (Archaeology)z| Iraqv| Fiction.=| ^A33348;

651 0 a| Great Britainx| Foreign relationsy| 1910-1936v| Fiction.=| ^A48153;

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Land of marvels : a novel / Barry Unsworth.

Author/creator	Unsworth, Barry
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Nan A. Talese, ©2009.
Description	287 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Subjects	Archaeologists--Great Britain. --Fiction. British--Iraq. --Fiction. Geologists--United States. --Fiction. Americans--Iraq. --Fiction. Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq. --Fiction. Petroleum--Prospecting. --Iraq. --Fiction. Petroleum industry and trade--Middle East. --History. --Fiction. Great Britain--Foreign relations. --1910-1936. --Fiction. Iraq--History. --20th century. --Fiction.

Abstract	In this thriller set in the Middle East of 1914, Somerville, a British archaeologist, and his team are excavating a long-buried Assyrian palace when an American geologist from an oil company posing as an archaeologist arrives one day and insinuates himself into Somerville's group. But he's not the only one working undercover to stake a claim on Iraq's rich oil fields.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2008009201
ISBN	9780385520072 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN	0385520077

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