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Worst case of editorial assass(...) 05/04/26(Mon)05:03:26 No.25253080

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Worst case of editorial assassination I've ever seen Anonymous 05/04/26(Mon)05:03:26 No.25253080 Archived

This book was originally titled
>De ziekte van Europa (The sickness of Europe)
But in the English language they have for some reason decided to instead go with this spergy long-winded impellative.

Anonymous
05/04/26(Mon)05:29:14 No.25253092

Anonymous 05/04/26(Mon)05:29:14 No.25253092

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>>25253080
another book about europe

Anonymous
05/04/26(Mon)06:14:45 No.25253135

Anonymous 05/04/26(Mon)06:14:45 No.25253135

>>25253080
This just follows a publishing meme of
>EYECATCHING TITLE: Overly long subtitle explaining what the book might actually be about
It’s like any other cover decision trend, it’ll peak and fade, but while it’s top dog everything apes it because “it’s what sells”. Even though books before and after will sell without using that crutch. So it’s just a collective herding mentality trying to avoid taking risks, until the next meme format is what everyone “must” do.