A God in Ruins
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The author of "A God in Ruins" is British, and therefore the novel is written British vernacular. Words that are spelled with just an "o" in American-style texts are spelled with an "ou" in the novel, i.e. color versus colour. Some terminology specific to British vernacular is used, such as prat, moorland, and soubriquet.