The liar's dictionary : a novel
(Large Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
ISBN
9780593346082, 0593346084
Physical Desc
364 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acton - Adult | LargePrint Williams | On Shelf |
Brookline - Large Print | LGTYPE FIC Williams, Eley | On Shelf |
Brookline Coolidge Corner - Adult | LGTYPE FIC Williams, Eley | On Shelf |
Brookline Putterham - Large Print | LGTYPE FIC Williams, Eley | On Shelf |
Cambridge - New Books | LP Williams, Eley | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
Format
Large Print
Language
English
ISBN
9780593346082, 0593346084
Notes
Description
"Peter Winceworth, a disaffected Victorian lexicographer, inserts false entries into a dictionary - violating and subverting the dictionary's authority - in an attempt to assert some sense of individual purpose and artistic freedom. In the present day, Mallory, a young overworked and underpaid intern employed by the dictionary's publishing house, is tasked with uncovering these entries before the work is digitised. As the novel progresses and their narratives combine, as Winceworth imagines who will find his fictional words in an unknown future and Mallory discovers more about the anonymous lexicographer's life through the clues left in his fictitious entries, both discover how they might negotiate the complexities of an absurd, relentless, untrustworthy, hoax-strewn, undefinable life. Braiding together contemporary and historical narratives, the novel explores themes of trust, agency and creativity, celebrating the rigidity, fragility and absurdity of language."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, E. (2021). The liar's dictionary: a novel . Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. 2021. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel Random House Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel Random House Large Print, 2021.
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