Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal about the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing

by Ben Blatt

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An NPR Best Book of 2017: "A hell of a lot of fun." --NPR One of Lit Hub 's "The Best Books About Books" "Enlightening." -- The Wall Street Journal Data meets literature in this brilliant new look at our favorite authors and their masterpieces: Do literary titans follow their own writing advice (and is it any good)? Do men and women write their characters differently? What are each author's favorite words and clich s? There's a famous piece of writing...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1501105388

ISBN13:9781501105388

Release Date:March 2017

Publisher:Simon & Schuster

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Data Analysis Grammar Rules Non-Fiction Humor Humor & Entertainment Humorous Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Math Mathematics

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