num_pages: 105
description: 'Eunoia', which means 'beautiful thinking', is the shortest English word to contain all five vowels. This book also contains them all, except that each one appears by itself in its own chapter. A unique personality for each vowel soon emerges: A is courtly, E is elegiac, I is lyrical, O is jocular, U is obscene. A triumphant feat, seven years in the making, this uncanny work of avant-garde literature promises to be one of the most important books of the decade.
language: English
title: Eunoia
titlecomplete: Eunoia
genres: Fiction, Poetry, Canadian Literature, Linguistics, Canada, Language, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Unfinished
ratings_count: 1653
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Griffin Poetry Prize
publisher: Coach House Books