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Why is this named after a Nirvana song?
Jo Armstrong When Joe Hill was writing the story, he initially called it 'Dead man's suit', but he wasn't happy with the title. As he was writing the part where Ju…moreWhen Joe Hill was writing the story, he initially called it 'Dead man's suit', but he wasn't happy with the title. As he was writing the part where Jude receives the suit, the Nirvana song - Heart Shaped Box - came on the radio, and so he put the suit in a heart shaped box - and there was born the title of the book! (Taken from the introduction to the 10th anniversary edition of the book)(less)
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