The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World

Authors: Sanders, Ella Frances
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
BISAC/Subject: ART023000, LAN009000, ART016000
ISBN: 9781607749349, Related ISBNs: 1607749335, 1607749343, 9781607749332, 9781607749349
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 112,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation and Eating the Sun, a charming illustrated collection of more than fifty expressions from around the globe that explores the nuances of language

From the hilarious and romantic to the philosophical and literal, the idioms, proverbs, and adages in this illustrated collection address the nuances of language in the form of sayings from around the world. From the French idiom “to pedal in the sauerkraut” (meaning, “to spin your wheels”), to the Japanese idiom “even monkeys fall from trees” (meaning, “even experts can be wrong”), The Illustrated Book of Sayings reveals the remarkable diversity, humor, and poignancy of the world’s languages and cultures.
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