Is That a Fish in Your Ear? by David Bellos asks: how do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This funny, wise and life-affirming language book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are.
Selected by The New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011
'A wonderful, witty book ... richly original, endlessly fascinating ... for anyone interested in words' Economist, Books of the Year
'A scintillating bouillabaisse ... spiced with good and provocative things' Literary Review
'Dazzlingly inventive' The New York Times
'Clear and lively ... There is nothing quite like it' Spectator
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'A richly original cultural history . a book for anyone interested in words', Economist'Please read David Bellos's brilliant book', Michael Hofmann, Guardian'In his marvellous study of the nature of translation. David Bellos has set out to make it fun.Essential reading for anyone with even a vague interest in language and translation - in short, it is a triumph', Shaun Whiteside, Independent'A dazzyingly inventive book', Adam Thirlwell, New York Times'Is That A Fish In Your Ear? is spiced with good and provocative things. At once erudite and unpretentious. it is a scintillating bouillabaisse', Frederic Raphael, Literary Review How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780241954300
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