Das Kreuzworträtsel und seine Geschichte

The crossword puzzle is a breathtaking success story. Anyone can master it and be mastered by it. Whether for relaxation, enjoyment, brain training, or filling knowledge gaps. Not only can you find people bent over a crossword puzzle at any time and place in real life, but it has also made its way into literature, film, visual arts, and even music. Alexander Kluy looks beneath the black-and-white checkered carpet of words and entertainingly reveals an astonishing world of knowledge. He tells of the origins of puzzling, lists its benefits for health and mood, and digs up all sorts of anecdotes, such as Vladimir Nabokov's self-constructed butterfly-shaped crosswords or the sometimes creative problem-solving of actor John Gielgud, which occasionally led to word inventions like "Diddybums.".