Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The novel "Gadsby" does not contain the letter "E."

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Gadsby (1939) by Ernest Vincent Wright is a 50,000-word novel written entirely without the letter 'E', making it a famous example of constrained writing or lipogram. The most common letter in English is completely absent. Wright had to avoid common words like 'the', 'he', 'she', and 'they'. This literary feat demonstrates extreme linguistic creativity.

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