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101 Two-Letter Words

Stephin Merritt Roz Chast Roz Chast

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Norton
31 October 2014
"The country folk say ""howdy-do"" but here in town, it's ""yo""; they'll say it in the country too in twenty years or so.

Rolling Stone magazine has called songwriter Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields ""the Cole Porter of his generation""; O, The Oprah Magazine has hailed cartoonist Roz Chast as ""the wryest pen since Dorothy Parker's."" Together they have crafted a witty book in celebration of two-letter words, focusing on the 101 such words that count in Scrabble. Featuring four-line poems by Merritt and colour illustrations by Chast, 101 Two-Letter Words covers familiar words (go, hi, no, ox) as well as obscure ones (ka, oe, qi, xu). With dark wit and clever wordplay, it will delight, not just Scrabble players and crossword puzzle fanatics, but anyone in thrall to the weirdest corners of the English language."

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Illustrated by:   Roz Chast
Imprint:   Norton
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 185mm,  Width: 142mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   366g
ISBN:   9780393240191
ISBN 10:   0393240193
Pages:   216
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

With the Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt has recorded ten albums, including 69 Love Songs, named one of the 500 best albums by Rolling Stone. The New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast recently illustrated Steve Martin's The Alphabet from A to Y (with Bonus Letter, Z).

Reviews for 101 Two-Letter Words

Merritt is a gifted poet. -- Sarah Larson - New Yorker A fun little book. -- Minneapolis Star Tribune Delightfully whimsical. -- David Ulin - Los Angeles Times Pretty irresistible. -- David Daley - Salon Vaguely Seussian. -- Margaret Eby - Brooklyn Magazine Droll...pithy...witty. -- Dan DeLuca - Philadelphia Inquirer Like some of the best jokes, [Merritt's] humor also educates (stealthily!), and acclaimed cartoonist Roz Chast's drawings of grouchy Scotsmen and vampire dogs complement the wry lessons. -- Tiffany Gibert - Time Out New York When I have no Scrabble move, I really cannot bear it. From aa to za, help has arrived- Why, thank you, Stephin Merritt! -- Lemony Snicket, best-selling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events This little book of tiny words by Stephin Merritt is superb; it's funny and it's useful too. (This is the Neil Gaiman blurb.) -- Neil Gaiman, best-selling author of The Ocean at the End of the Lane I love this book of Scrabble twos, with art and wit for mi and ye; so now please do the thousand threes, from aah to zzz. -- Stefan Fatsis, best-selling author of Word Freak Ha! -- Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed Oy, ow, my wounded qi! I'll never beat Stephin at Scrabble again. Wo(e) is me. -- Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers


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