The liar's dictionary : a novel
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Author
Published
London : William Heinemann, [2020].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780593311868, 0593311868, 9781785152047, 1785152041, 9780385546775, 0385546777
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Waseca Public Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
London : William Heinemann, [2020].
Language
English
ISBN
9780593311868, 0593311868, 9781785152047, 1785152041, 9780385546775, 0385546777
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.
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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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, E. (2020). The liar's dictionary: a novel . William Heinemann.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. 2020. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel. London: William Heinemann.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel London: William Heinemann, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Eley. The Liar's Dictionary: A Novel William Heinemann, 2020.
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