Book cover of Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve

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What are our favourite authors' words? Which bestselling writer uses the most cliches? How can we judge a book by its cover? Data meets literature in this playful and informative look at our favourite authors and their masterpieces.

'What fun this is! Ben Blatt's charming book applies numerical know-how to…

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