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Help naming a book

columok · 2009-07-06 09:19:10

Some time ago (2-3 years) I read a preview of a book within another. I think it was a chapter of a modern American author. As the author writes he invents his own syntax - with different symbols being added to mean a particular emotion/idea. After introducing the symbol it becomes widely used throughout the text. i.e. he…

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06-07-2009 10:19am

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Some time ago (2-3 years) I read a preview of a book within another. I think it was a chapter of a modern American author.

As the author writes he invents his own syntax - with different symbols being added to mean a particular emotion/idea. After introducing the symbol it becomes widely used throughout the text. i.e. he defines and then it becomes a part of his writing.

Any idea of author or title?

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