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Lost in Translation
An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words
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See moreDid you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.
A gorgeous illustrated compendium of untranslatable words from around the world.
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A gorgeous illustrated compendium of untranslatable words from around the world.
Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees?
Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip?
Lost in Translation, a New York Times bestseller, brings the nuanced beauty of language to life with over 50 beautiful ink illustrations.
The words and definitions range from the lovely, such as goya, the Urdu word to describe the transporting suspension of belief that can occur in good storytelling, to the funny, like the Malay word pisanzapra, which translates as 'the time needed to eat a banana'.
This is a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the wonderful, elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.
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Lost in Translation by Ella Frances Sanders is praised as an enchanting collection filled with charming illustrations and delightful linguistic insights. It introduces readers to a variety of words from different languages that English lacks, which many find surprising yet essential. The book is noted for invoking thought, laughter, and unexpected discoveries about language.
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ISBN: 9780224100809
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 June 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Square Peg
Illustration: Full colour throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 173.0mm
Weight: 408g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Ella Frances Sanders is a writer out of necessity and an illustrator by accident. She currently lives and works in the city of Bath, UK, without a cat. Her first book, Lost in Translation - An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words is an international bestseller, and her second book The Illustrated Book of Sayings - Curious Expressions from Around the World was published in September 2016. She can be found at ellafrancessanders.com and various other social media places
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