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Nabokov's favorite word is mauve : what the numbers reveal about the classics, bestsellers, and our own writing

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Running Time: 09:29 hrs

Narrator: Mark Ashby

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Running Time: 09:29 hrs

Narrator: Mark Ashby

Publisher:
Simon & Schuster, 2017

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Author: Blatt, Ben.

Contributor: Ashby, Mark

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2017

Summary:
A statistician and journalist applies data analysis to the literary canon to discover trends in the works of famous writers. Examines authors' favorite words, whether men and women write differently, use of clichés, opening sentences, and more. 2017.

Genre:
Literary arts

Subject(s): Authorship | Books | Canon (Literature) | Frequency (Linguistics) | Language and languages | Technique | Word frequency

Original Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017, Washington, D.C., NLS

Language(s): English

ISBN: 2017991116

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