Monday, March 31, 2008

There's a Contest For Everything

I read last week that The Bookseller magazine (a trade magazine in the UK) runs an annual contest for the oddest book title. The winner for 2007 was If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs. I'm guessing this book is aimed at women. Anyway, it got me thinking about strange titles, my personal favourite being, The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis de Bernieres. I've never read the book, but I've never forgotten the title either.

I found it easier to recall wonerful titles. Here are a few of my favourites:

~Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint Exupery
~ Wisdom of the Sands by Antoine de Saint Exupery
~ Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
~ The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

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