Bibliobibuli

Sep 11 2022 | Sunday

Hello, beloved reader.

I came across a new term—bibliobibuli. It refers to people who read too much. The term was coined by H. L. Mencken, in 1957, from the Greek "biblio" meaning books, and the Latin "bibulous" from "bibere" meaning to drink. It means "to be drunk on books."

As I thought more about the term, this image of a glass filled with books came to my mind, so I tried to draw it.

First I drew the glass, and then I drew lots and lots of books, without bothering about whether they'll fit in the glass or not. Later, when I started placing the book inside the glass I realised that except a few, the glass had enough space for all the books. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to drink this one sip, I mean, one book at a time.
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Thank you for reading.​
Sahar Afreen

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