Fun
(Graphic Novel)

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Contributors
Richards, Jamie, Translator
Published
London : Self Made Hero, 2017.
Status
Glencarlyn - Adult Graphic Novel
GRAPH 741.5945 BACIL
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Published
London : Self Made Hero, 2017.
Format
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc
294 pages : chiefly ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Description
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?
Language
Translated from the Italian.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bacilieri, P., & Richards, J. (2017). Fun . Self Made Hero.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bacilieri, Paolo, 1965- and Jamie, Richards. 2017. Fun. Self Made Hero.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bacilieri, Paolo, 1965- and Jamie, Richards. Fun Self Made Hero, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bacilieri, Paolo, and Jamie Richards. Fun Self Made Hero, 2017.

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