Oxymoronica

Oxymoronica Paradoxical Wit and Wisdom from History's Greatest Wordsmiths

Hardback (03 Nov 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A book for anyone who enjoys the funny, quirky and humorous side of language. Oxymoronica includes hundreds of paradoxical and contradictory observations by a wide range of writers, politicians, philosophers and public figures.

As Mardy Grothe reveals in this book, human beings are often at their most profound when they are apparently talking nonsense. This seriously funny collection draws together a host of delightfully contradictory statements from leading writers and wits and shows how, in spite of their paradoxical nature, they convey arresting and amusing truths about art, love, and the human condition.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780007281008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Collins
Pub date:
DEWEY: 080
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 246
Weight: 338g
Height: 186mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 182mm