{"product_id":"in-other-words-an-illustrated-miscellan-9781635574036","title":"In Other Words: An Illustrated Miscellan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"A delightful treasure house, literally a thesaurus, of linguistic marvels.\" --from the foreword by bestselling author Simon Winchester\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA colorfully\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eillustrated collection of more than ninety untranslatable words and phrases and the unique insights they offer into the cultures they come from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations-should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That's where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of linguistic gems that capture cultural untranslatables with satisfying precision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake for example the Japanese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eyoko meshi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “a meal eaten sideways,” describing the experience of trying to communicate in an alien tongue, or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emono-no-aware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the appreciation of life's sadness. From the distinctive coziness of the Danish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ehygge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to the unrestrained dis of the Mayan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ebol\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(“in-laws” and “stupidity”), to the profound collectivism of the Zulu concept of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eubuntu\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(roughly, “I AM because WE ARE\"), these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emots justes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are grouped according to language and prefaced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures by linguist Christopher J. Moore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbellished with 20 entertaining new untranslatable words and phrases and 90 characterful color illustrations by Lan Truong, and with a foreword by Simon Winchester, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is amusing, profound, and unputdownable--a gorgeously packaged gift book to entertain even the most well-versed polyglot with marvels of language from around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41082173456590,"sku":"9781635574036","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781635574036_1.jpg?v=1745462829","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/in-other-words-an-illustrated-miscellan-9781635574036","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}