A brilliant tale of lexicographers whose lives are influenced in surprising ways by mountweazels. (Mountweazel, noun: a fake entry deliberately inserted into a dictionary or work of reference…) A playful, witty delight from start to finish. (Also available in hardback).
The Liar’s Dictionary
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