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The dictionary of obscure sorrows / John Koenig.

Summary:

Poetically defining emotions we all feel but don't have the words to express, the creator of the popular online project of the same name invites readers on his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501153648
  • ISBN: 1501153641
  • Physical Description: xiii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Between living and dreaming -- The interior wilderness -- Montage of attractions -- Faces in a crowd -- Boats against the current -- Roll the bones -- Neologistics -- On gratitude -- A word of advice.
Subject: Language and emotions.
Emotions > Dictionaries.
English language > New words > Dictionaries.
Words, New > Dictionaries.
Langage et émotions.
REFERENCE > Word Lists.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Lexicography.
PHILOSOPHY > Essays.
Emotions.
English language > New words.
Language and emotions.
Words, New.
Genre: Dictionary.
dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library 152.403 KOE (Text) 000164860 Nonfiction Checked out 04/21/2024

Summary: Poetically defining emotions we all feel but don't have the words to express, the creator of the popular online project of the same name invites readers on his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion.

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