A German historian is sitting by his desk, pondering a title for his book. He picks up and pen and starts writing down possible titles.
South Asians
No, too short. Let's try to add something to it...
A number of South Asians
Still needs something. Why not make it a bit more specific?
A number of South Asians from northwestern Malaysia
Much better. But better yet to add some characterization to make the title less boring.
A number of South Asians from northwestern Malaysia with a terrible taste
I wonder if that makes it clear that I really mean terrible. Better safe than sorry – I'll add a clarification in the title.
A number of South Asians from northwestern Malaysia with a terrible taste [yes, I really mean that]
Excellent! One more thing: I think it's better if the title hints at the book's story a little bit. That way potential readers are intrigued to pick it up. Let's try this...
A number of South Asians from northwestern Malaysia with a terrible taste [yes, I really mean that] look for...
That should be just enough to get the reader immediately interested. Hmm... It doesn't say what they're looking for, though. Maybe it's even better if I state the goal outright.
A number of South Asians from northwestern Malaysia with a terrible taste [yes, I really mean that] look for the entrance to an ancient city
I think this is perfect. One more thing, though – the title needs to state the name of the author somewhere. That way, when the book becomes famous, so will my name. I'll just add it right there in the beginning.
[Historian]'s A number of South Asians from northwestern Malaysia with a terrible taste [yes, I really mean that] look for the entrance to an ancient city
Yes! This is it!
What is the historian's name?
lateral thinkingtag was there I would have said his name was[Historian]but since it's not, i sure am wrong. – Flying_whale Feb 28 '19 at 09:37