Face with Tears of Joy
a natural history of emoji
$46.04
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2025
Summary
Face with Tears of Joy: The Untold Story of Emoji
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. Named for the world’s most popular pictogram, Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji for the first time.
In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from their birth in 1990s Japan, traces their Western explosion in the 20…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324075141 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324075147 |
| Author: | Keith Houston |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 211mm x 140mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Houston’s enthusiasm for the emoji’s creativity, use, and function comes to the fore, and reading the book feels like grabbing a coffee with a friend and listening to them happily describe their most recent interests and discoveries.–Monique Martinez “Library Journal”Houston knows that any language whose mascot is a smiling poop pile can be treated only so seriously, so the text is charmingly filled with emoji as illustrations and within sentences, making it both a product of a new way of communicating as well as a study of it. A pleasurable and well-researched journey into pop iconography.– “Kirkus Reviews”
About The Author
Keith Houston
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.
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