Episode 637: John Koenig - The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
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A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don\\u2019t have the words to express, until now\\u2014from the creator of the popular online project of the same name.
Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: \\u201csonder.\\u201d Or maybe you\\u2019ve watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That\\u2019s called \\u201clachesism.\\u201d Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you\\u2019ve never actually experienced. That\\u2019s \\u201canemoia.\\u201d
If you\\u2019ve never heard of these terms before, that\\u2019s because they didn\\u2019t exist until John Koenig began his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion. Born as a website in 2009, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows has garnered widespread critical acclaim, inspired TED talks, album titles, cocktails, and even tattoos. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows \\u201ccreates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,\\u201d says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars.
By turns poignant, funny, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition\\u2014from \\u201castrophe,\\u201d the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to \\u201czenosyne,\\u201d the sense that time keeps getting faster.\\xa0
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives, which have far more in common than we think. With a gorgeous package and beautifully illustrated throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and people everywhere.
Buy it here:\\xa0 https://www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com/book/9781501153648