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Post by RAVENEYE on Apr 7, 2021 9:18:36 GMT -6
From books bound in human skin to Marvel comics penned in the blood of Kiss band members, literature takes some truly strange twists and turns. A prayer written on a skull, a copy of the Koran written in Saddam Hussein's blood, fantastical creatures passed off as real depictions, THIS ARTICLE IN SMITHSONIAN details some wild literary weirdness. Do these real-life volumes inspire anything when it comes to world-building? Plot bunnies? Nightmares?  (book bound in human skin, 1663) |
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Post by havekrillwhaletravel on Apr 12, 2021 8:02:38 GMT -6
I've always loved when an author introduces strange books into their stories, from Lovecraft's Necronomicon to the Restricted book section in Harry Potter. The Smithsonian article you linked was a hilarious and interesting read. The guy writing a book on Indonesian fish without knowing anything about Indonesian fish has to be the definition of fake-it-until-you-make-it.  There's also an insightful post on the Askhistorians subreddit on the topic of human-bound books. |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Apr 12, 2021 9:58:43 GMT -6
I've always loved when an author introduces strange books into their stories, from Lovecraft's Necronomicon to the Restricted book section in Harry Potter. The Smithsonian article you linked was a hilarious and interesting read. The guy writing a book on Indonesian fish without knowing anything about Indonesian fish has to be the definition of fake-it-until-you-make-it. There's also an insightful post on the Askhistorians subreddit on the topic of human-bound books. Oh, gosh, some people CHOSE to have their skin turned into book binding? That's a bibliophile for you. And I'm not sure the idea of turning a criminal's skin into binding for purposes of defamation gets the point across. Being turned into a book seems rather a high honor and distinguishing treatment for infamous witches and body snatchers. Ah, well. |
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