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Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

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Face with Tears of Joy

By: Keith Houston
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
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A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it's going.

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.

©2025 Keith Houston (P)2025 Tantor Media
Communication & Social Skills History History & Culture Personal Development Popular Culture Social Sciences Words, Language & Grammar

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