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- 2011022237 abstract "Funny and surprising on every page, Is That a Fish in Your Ear offers readers new insight into the mystery of how we come to know what someone else means whether we wish to understand Asteerix cartoons or a foreign head of state. Using translation as his lens, David Bellos shows how much we can learn about ourselves by exploring the ways we use translation, from the historical roots of written language to the stylistic choices of Ingmar Bergman, from the United Nations General Assembly to the significance of James Camerons Avatar. Is That a Fish in Your Ear ranges across human experience to describe why translation sits deep within us all, and why we need it in so many situations, from the spread of religion to our appreciation of literature; indeed, Bellos claims that all writers are by definition translators. Written with joie de vivre, reveling both in misunderstanding and communication, littered with wonderful asides, it promises any reader new eyes through which to understand the world. --amazon.com".
- 2011022237 contributor B12125845.
- 2011022237 created "2011.".
- 2011022237 date "2011".
- 2011022237 date "2011.".
- 2011022237 dateCopyrighted "2011.".
- 2011022237 description "Funny and surprising on every page, Is That a Fish in Your Ear offers readers new insight into the mystery of how we come to know what someone else means whether we wish to understand Asteerix cartoons or a foreign head of state. Using translation as his lens, David Bellos shows how much we can learn about ourselves by exploring the ways we use translation, from the historical roots of written language to the stylistic choices of Ingmar Bergman, from the United Nations General Assembly to the significance of James Camerons Avatar. Is That a Fish in Your Ear ranges across human experience to describe why translation sits deep within us all, and why we need it in so many situations, from the spread of religion to our appreciation of literature; indeed, Bellos claims that all writers are by definition translators. Written with joie de vivre, reveling both in misunderstanding and communication, littered with wonderful asides, it promises any reader new eyes through which to understand the world. --amazon.com".
- 2011022237 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2011022237 extent "viii, 373 p. :".
- 2011022237 identifier "0865478570 (hc : alk. paper)".
- 2011022237 identifier "9780865478572 (hc : alk. paper)".
- 2011022237 issued "2011".
- 2011022237 issued "2011.".
- 2011022237 language "eng".
- 2011022237 publisher "New York : Faber and Faber,".
- 2011022237 subject "418/.02 23".
- 2011022237 subject "P306 .B394 2011".
- 2011022237 subject "Translating and interpreting.".
- 2011022237 title "Is that a fish in your ear? : translation and the meaning of everything / David Bellos.".
- 2011022237 type "text".