Lost in Translation

An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words

Ella Frances Sanders

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SQUARE PEG
01 June 2015

Language: history & general works; Translation & interpretation; Reference

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.

By: Ella Frances Sanders
Imprint: SQUARE PEG
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 173mm, Width: 200mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780224100809
ISBN 10: 0224100807
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 June 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ella Frances Sanders is a twenty-something writer and illustrator who intentionally lives all over the place, most recently Morocco, the United Kingdom (Somerset) and Switzerland. She likes to create books with real pages while drawing freelance things for charming people and she is not afraid of questions or bears. You can find her at ellafrancessanders.com.