Is That a Fish in Your Ear?

Translation and the Meaning of Everything

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David Bellos

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'A richly original cultural history ... a book for anyone interested in words', Economist 'Please read David Bellos's brilliant book', Michael Hofmann, Guardian 'In his marvellous study of the nature of translation... David Bellos has set out to make it fun...Essential reading for anyone with even a vague interest in language and translation - in short, it is a triumph', Shaun Whiteside, Independent 'A dazzyingly inventive book', Adam Thirlwell, New York Times 'Is That A Fish In Your Ear? is spiced with good and provocative things. At once erudite and unpretentious... it is a scintillating bouillabaisse', Frederic Raphael, Literary Review

Author Biography:

David Bellos is Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, where he is also Professor of French and Comparative Literature. He has won many awards for his translations of Georges Perec, Ismail Kadare and others, including the Man Booker Translator Award, and received the Prix Goncourt de la biographie for his book on Perec.

Release date NZ

September 6th, 2012

Author

David Bellos

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

400

Dimensions

129x198x23

ISBN-13

9780241954300

Product ID

19853209

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