The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle

by Anna Shechtman

Book Overview

"A surprising and ambitious investigation of language and the varied ways women resist the paradoxes of patriarchy both on and off the page."--New York Times

Combining the soul-baring confessional of Brain on Fire and the addictive storytelling of The Queen's Gambit, a renowned puzzle creator's compulsively readable memoir and history of the crossword puzzle as an unexpected site of women's work and feminist protest.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063275473
• ISBN13: 9780063275478
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"