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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. 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. 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? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780224100809
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees?. Seller Inventory # B9780224100809
Book Description Condition: New. 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? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language. Num Pages: 112 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: CBX; CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406. . 2015. Hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780224100809
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