Description
| Product ID: | 9780241954300 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Is That a Fish in Your Ear? |
| Subtitle: | Translation and the Meaning of Everything |
| Authors: | Author: David Bellos |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Translation and interpretation, Translation & interpretation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-09-06 |
