Shortest first sentences to novels by author 2017

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Amy Watson,
Jul 22, 2019
The statistic shows the authors with the shortest first sentences worldwide as of 2017. According to the source, Toni Morrison's books started with sentences with an average of five words.

Authors with the shortest first sentences worldwide as of 2017

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Release date

March 2017

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

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Only authors with five books were included.

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