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Synopsis
From the names we give our children to the names Hollywood gives to its stars, a study of the ways in which names shape our culture argues that our identities and how we live our lives are tied up in what we call ourselves. 25,000 first printing.
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Review
David Crumm
"Detroit Free Press"
The authors aren't trying to prove a thesis as much as they are trying to leave us with a sense of wonderment, so that the next time we meet someone, we might linger a moment longer in pondering his or her name.
David Mehegan"The Boston Globe"A readable and extraordinarily detailed exploration of human names and naming....irresistible.
John Strawn"Portland Oregonian"An entertaining look at a subject we intuitively regard as of great importance...but rarely think about.
Marina Warner"The New York Times Book Review"Mr. Kaplan and Ms. Bernays's approach is genial, light-handed, as if engaging the reader in party conversation...."The Language of Names" tackles a rich and fascinating theme.
David Crumm"Detroit Free Press"The authors aren't trying to prove a thesis as much as they are trying to leave us with a sense of wonderment, so that the next time we meet someone, we might linger a moment longer in pondering his or her name.
John Strawn "Portland Oregonian" An entertaining look at a subject we intuitively regard as of great importance...but rarely think about.
David Mehegan "The Boston Globe" A readable and extraordinarily detailed exploration of human names and naming....irresistible.
David Crumm "Detroit Free Press" The authors aren't trying to prove a thesis as much as they are trying to leave us with a sense of wonderment, so that the next time we meet someone, we might linger a moment longer in pondering his or her name.
Marina Warner "The New York Times Book Review" Mr. Kaplan and Ms. Bernays's approach is genial, light-handed, as if engaging the reader in party conversation...."The Language of Names" tackles a rich and fascinating theme.
David Mehegan The Boston Globe A readable and extraordinarily detailed exploration of human names and naming....irresistible.
About the Author
Justin Kaplan is the author of Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain, which was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and of Walt Whitman: A Life, which won the American Book Award. He is a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife, novelist Anne Bernays.
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