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FUN: Spies, Puzzle Solvers, and a Century of Crosswords
Paolo Bacilieri
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Description for FUN: Spies, Puzzle Solvers, and a Century of Crosswords
Hardcover. An action-packed and (mostly) true history of the crossword puzzle Num Pages: 296 pages, Black and white and colour. BIC Classification: FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 190. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910593257
SKU
V9781910593257
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Paolo Bacilieri
Born in Verona in 1965, Paolo Bacilieri graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna. His comic book series include Napoleone and Jan Dix. He is the author of Durasagra Venice uber alles, SuperMaso attitude, Zeno Porno, La magnifica desolazione, Canzoni in A4, Adios Muchachos (from the Daniel Chavarria novel), and Sweet Salgari. He lives and works in Milan. ... Read more
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