FUN : Spies, Puzzle Solvers and a Century of Crosswords
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1910593257
ISBN-13
9781910593257
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Imprint
SelfMadeHero
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 20th, 2017
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
912 grams
Dimensions
17.80 x 24.50 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
Graphic novels: literary & memoirs
Ksh 3,350.00
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An action-packed and (mostly) true history of the crossword puzzle
In December 1913, the New York World newspaper published the first crossword in history. It appeared in their Sunday supplement, “Fun.” A century later, this absorbing puzzle continues to attract (and infuriate) millions of devotees every day. But the world’s most popular—and seemingly mundane—pastime has a surprising history, filled with intrigue and adventure.
Paolo Bacilieri’s FUN transports us from turn-of-the-century New York to present-day Milan, taking in stories of ingenious puzzle makers, ardent solvers, and intellectual luminaries. Part detective story, part docudrama, and interlaced with a fiction of Bacilieri’s own imagining, FUN questions the crossword’s “harmless” status. Sure, it’s fun—but could it also be a form of resistance, of cryptic communication, of espionage?
Paolo Bacilieri’s FUN transports us from turn-of-the-century New York to present-day Milan, taking in stories of ingenious puzzle makers, ardent solvers, and intellectual luminaries. Part detective story, part docudrama, and interlaced with a fiction of Bacilieri’s own imagining, FUN questions the crossword’s “harmless” status. Sure, it’s fun—but could it also be a form of resistance, of cryptic communication, of espionage?
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