Author John Koenig talks about inventing words for those subtle emotions that hitherto had no name.
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On "anemoia" — nostalgia for a time or place that you never experienced — and other words that map our innermost feelings.

Author John Koenig talks about inventing words for those subtle emotions that hitherto had no name.

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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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