What is this obsession people have with books? They put them in their houses-like they’re trophies. What do you need it for after you read it?

Jerry Seinfeld

Seinfeld

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Tsundoku Books

Speaker

Jerry Seinfeld

Actor

Jerry Seinfeld

Source

Seinfeld

Medium

TV program

Genre

Sitcom Comedy (TV) Comedy

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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"The Ex-Girlfriend." Seinfeld, written by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and Larry Charles, directed by Tom Cherones, season 2, episode 1, Shapiro/West Productions and Castle Rock Entertainment, 1991.

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Medium
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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