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Mark Caro

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Connection to Illinois: Mark is from Evanston Illinois and now lives in Chicago.

Biography: Mark Caro is entertainment reporter for the Chicago Tribune, where he has worked for over 20 years. He also authored the book 'The Foie Gras Wars,' which followed up on his award-winning front-page story about the controversial delicacy.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: mcaro@tribune.com
Mark Caro on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=mark+caro


Selected Titles

The foie gras wars :
ISBN: 1416556680 OCLC: 232979164

Simon & Schuster, New York : 2009.

Traces the history of the popular bird-liver delicacy from its origins 5,000 years ago through its reemergence as a luxury food, in an account that explores modern controversies pertaining to its production and the ways foie gras has become an object of cultural battles.

 

 

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