The Two Faces of January The Two Faces of January The Two Faces of January (1964) is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. Its title alludes to the two faces of the Roman god Janus, after whom the month of January was named. Biographer Andrew Wilson, in his 2003 publication "Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith" claims the title is 'appropriate for the janus-faced, flux-like nature of her protagonists'. Chester MacFarland is an alcoholic con artist traveling in Greece with his young wife, Colette. McFarland is wanted by the police back in the U.S. for running a Ponzi scheme. In Athens, a Greek
Word of the year of the Year for promotional purposes. Since 1991, the American Dialect Society (ADS) has designated one or more words or terms to be the "Word of the Year" in the United States The society also chose a "Word of the 1990s" ("web"), "Word of the 20th Century" ("jazz"), "Word of the Past Millennium" ("she"), and "Word of the Decade (2000–2009)" ("google" as a verb). Other candidates for "Word of the Year" have included: In addition to the "Word of the Year", the society also selects words in other categories that vary from year to year: The Australian National Dictionary Centre