{"product_id":"in-other-words","title":"In Other Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful treasure house, literally a thesaurus, of linguistic marvels.\" --from the foreword by bestselling author Simon Winchester\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA colorfully\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eillustrated collection of more than ninety untranslatable words and phrases and the unique insights they offer into the cultures they come from.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations-should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere. That's where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of linguistic gems that capture cultural untranslatables with satisfying precision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTake for example the Japanese \u003ci\u003eyoko meshi\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a meal eaten sideways,\" describing the experience of trying to communicate in an alien tongue, or \u003ci\u003emono-no-aware\u003c\/i\u003e, the appreciation of life's sadness. From the distinctive coziness of the Danish \u003ci\u003ehygge\u003c\/i\u003e, to the unrestrained dis of the Mayan \u003ci\u003ebol \u003c\/i\u003e(\"in-laws\" and \"stupidity\"), to the profound collectivism of the Zulu concept of \u003ci\u003eubuntu \u003c\/i\u003e(roughly, \"I AM because WE ARE\"), these \u003ci\u003emots justes\u003c\/i\u003e are grouped according to language and prefaced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures by linguist Christopher J. Moore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmbellished with 20 entertaining new untranslatable words and phrases and 90 characterful color illustrations by Lan Truong, and with a foreword by Simon Winchester, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e is amusing, profound, and unputdownable--a gorgeously packaged gift book to entertain even the most well-versed polyglot with marvels of language from around the world.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833509851341,"sku":"9781635574036","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_40f1f011-9217-400f-88a1-99c5f69571d6.jpg?v=1790887475","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/in-other-words","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}