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Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos

Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything

David Bellos

385 pages first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

nonfiction science informative slow-paced
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People speak different languages, and always have. The Ancient Greeks took no notice of anything unless it was said in Greek; the Romans made everyone speak Latin; and in India, people learned their neighbors' languages—as did many ordinary Europe...

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