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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.

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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.

Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

Author Keith Houston

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray

Publication date Jul 1, 2025

Running time 6 hrs

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