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Bacilieri, Paolo

 
9781910593257: Fun: Spies, Puzzle Solvers, and a Century of Crosswords
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1910593257 ISBN 13 : 9781910593257
Editeur : SelfMadeHero, 2017

Synopsis

In December 1913, the New York World newspaper published the first crossword in history. It appeared in their Sunday supplement, 'Fun'. A century on, 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?

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À propos de l'auteur

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 lives in Milan.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In December 1913, the New York World newspaper published the first crossword in history. It appeared in their Sunday supplement, 'Fun'. A century on, 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?

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
SelfMadeHero
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1910593257
ISBN 13 
9781910593257
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
296
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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