BIBFRAME Work

Title

The dictionary of obscure sorrows

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Koenig, John (Writer) (author)

Subject

• Emotions--Dictionaries (LCSH)
• Language and emotions (LCSH)
• Words, New--Dictionaries (LCSH)
• English language--New words--Dictionaries (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Dictionaries (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

LCC: BF582 .K64 2021 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index

Summary

Poetically defining emotions we all feel but don't have the words to express, the creator of the popular online project of the same name invites readers on his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion.

Table of Contents

Between living and dreaming -- The interior wilderness -- Montage of attractions -- Faces in a crowd -- Boats against the current -- Roll the bones -- Neologistics -- On gratitude -- A word of advice.

Authorized Access Point

Koenig, John (Writer). The dictionary of obscure sorrows

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:14:09.871779+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23971715

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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