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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

A compendium of neologisms written by John Koenig for emotions that have no descriptive words

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    “a writer named John Koenig created a whole dictionary of words for ideas and emotions.”

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    “Delightful collection of words”

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