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Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve by Ben Blatt | Free Audiobook

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Title: Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve
Author: Ben Blatt
Narrator: Vikas Adam
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-12-17
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences

Summary:
In Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve, statistician and journalist Ben Blatt brings big data to the literary canon, exploring the wealth of fun findings that remain hidden in the works of the world's greatest writers. He assembles a database of thousands of books and hundreds of millions of words, and starts asking the questions that have intrigued curious word nerds and book lovers for generations: What are our favorite authors' favorite words? Do men and women write differently? Are best sellers getting dumber over time? Which best-selling writer uses the most cliches? What makes a great opening sentence? How can we judge a book by its cover? And which writerly advice is worth following or ignoring?
Blatt draws upon existing analysis techniques and invents some of his own. All of his investigations and experiments are original, conducted himself, and no math knowledge is needed to understand the results. This revelatory book will provide you with a new appreciation for your favorite authors and a fresh perspective on your own writing, illuminating both the patterns that hold great prose together and the brilliant flourishes that make it unforgettable.
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