The 1939 novel Gadsby is the longest book ever published that doesn't contain the letter 'e.'
Back in 1939, American author Ernest Vincent Wright published Gadsby, a 50,000 word novel that doesn't use the letter "e" once. What's more, it's not the only novel that ditched the letter. Author Georges Perec also wrote the French-language book La Disparition
without the letter 'e' in 1969. That's even more astounding when you
consider that 'e' is the most commonly used letter in the English (and
French!) language.
This is almost unblivabl! But I assum not how it is don.
ReplyDeleteGood job Olga.
DeleteI wonder whether they are 'clunky' to read.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of these, it's almost impossible to do unless you are very dedicated to it.
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