Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature

by Angus Fletcher and Angus Fletcher

Book Overview

A brilliant examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, that shows how writers have created technical breakthroughs--rivaling any scientific inventions--and engineering enhancements to the human heart and mind.

Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere--from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others--each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982135972
• ISBN13: 9781982135973
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 8.8"