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Thinking inside the box
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- Book Synopsis
- The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from millions. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when an editor at the New York World was casting around for something to fill some empty column space for that year's Christmas edition. Almost overnight, crosswords became a phenomenal commercial success, and have been an essential ingredient of any newspaper worth its salt since then. Indeed, paradoxically, the popularity of crosswords has never bee
- About The Author
- ADRIENNE RAPHEL has written for the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New Republic, Slate and Poetry, among other publications. Her debut poetry collection, What Was It For, won the Rescue Press Black Box Poetry Prize. Born in southern New Jersey and raised in northern Vermont, she holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a PhD from Harvard.
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- ISBN
- 9781472144621
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Robinson, (04 March 2021)
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Weight
- 240 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 124 x 24 mm
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