Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve
Ben Blatt
Simon & Schuster
<b>What are our favorite authors' favorite words? Which bestselling writer uses the most clich&#233;s? How can we judge a book by its cover? </b><BR> <BR><b>Data meets literature in this playful and informative look at our favorite authors and their masterpieces.</b><BR> <BR><b>"A literary detective story: fast-paced, thought-provoking, and intriguing." </b>&#8212;Brian Christian, coauthor of <i>Algorithms to Live By</i><BR>There's a famous piece of writing advice&#8212;offered by Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, and myriad writers in between&#8212;not to use -ly adverbs like "quickly" or "fitfully." It sounds like solid advice, but can we actually test it? If we were to count all the -ly adverbs these authors used in their careers, do they follow their own advice compared to other celebrated authors? What's more, do great books in general&#8212;the classics and the bestsellers&#8212;share this trait?<BR> <BR>In <i>Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve</i>, statistician and journalist...</BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR>