The liar's dictionary : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2020].
Edition
First United States edition.
Physical Desc
270 pages ; 22 cm
Status
PCPLS - South Haven Public Library - Adult Fiction
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PCPLS - Valparaiso Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Coming out (Sexual orientation) -- Fiction.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Fiction.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Fiction.
English language -- Etymology -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lexicographers -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Threats of violence -- Fiction.
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Fiction.
Unrequited love -- Fiction.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Fiction.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Fiction.
English language -- Etymology -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Lexicographers -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Threats of violence -- Fiction.
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Fiction.
Unrequited love -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First United States edition.
Language
English
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 digitized. 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. (2020). The liar's dictionary: a novel (First United States edition.). Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. 2020. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel Doubleday, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel First United States edition., Doubleday, 2020.
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