Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything
by:
David Bellos (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781846144646 (1846144647)
ASIN: 1846144647
Publish date: 2011-09-01
Publisher: Particular Books
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
History,
Reference,
Humanities,
Language,
Words,
Literature,
Science,
Criticism,
Books About Books,
Philosophy
So many instances of translation are hidden from the world, purposefully or accidentally. Fascinating. Full review to come.
Does this sound like an intriguing idea to you? Are you interested in reading a book about the difficulties with translating?If you are, you will like this book. Bellos has collected lots of odd stories about the problems with translating text. The stories are fascinating. Well, they are fascinating...