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Description
We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in the 2000s, and considers emoji's ever-expanding lexicon. Named for the world's most popular pictogram, Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji for the first time.
Product Details
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publish Date | July 01, 2025 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781324075141 |
| Dimensions | N/A |
About the Author
Keith Houston is the author of Face with Tears of Joy, Empire of the Sum, Shady Characters, and The Book. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and on Mental Floss, BBC Culture, and Literary Hub. He lives in Linlithgow, Scotland.
Reviews
[Houston] writes with zest. He's an enthusiast if not an obsessive, with a voracious appetite for details.--Bill Marvel, The Dallas Morning News
Houston is both witty and intensely detailed.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Mr. Houston savors evocative style. . . . [His] unapologetic nerdiness is matched by a jaunty style.--Henry Hitchings, The Wall Street Journal
Houston is both witty and intensely detailed.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Mr. Houston savors evocative style. . . . [His] unapologetic nerdiness is matched by a jaunty style.--Henry Hitchings, The Wall Street Journal
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