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  • Is That a Fish in Your Ear?

    Translation and the Meaning of Everything

    di David Bellos ...
    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 neighbours' languages - as did many ordinary Europeans in times past. But today, we all use translation to cope with the diversity of languages. Without translation there would be no world news, not ... Altre info

    9,49 €

  • Vita e arte di Jacques Tati

    di David Bellos ...
    Serie eBook 21 - Di profilo
    Il personaggio creato da Jacques Tati, lo stralunatissimo Monsieur Hulot, vestito di impermeabile e cappello, con l'immancabile ombrello in mano e l'iconica pipa in bocca, è uno dei pochi personaggi universali e senza tempo che il cinema ha proposto, sulla scia di quelli creati da Buster Keaton e Charlie Chaplin. A 40 anni dalla morte del grande regista e mimo francese, ecco finalmente pubblicata ... Altre info

    18,99 € o Gratuito con Kobo Plus

  • Jacques Tati His Life & Art

    di David Bellos ...
    Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot, unmistakeable with his pipe, brolly and striped socks, was a creation of sheer slapstick genius that made audiences around the world laugh at the sheer absurdity of life. This biography charts Tati's rise and fall, from his earliest beginnings as a music hall mime during the Depression, to the success of Jour de Fete and Mon Oncle, to Playtime, the grandiose ... Altre info

    20,99 €

  • Georges Perec: A Life in Words

    di David Bellos ...
    "It's hard to see how anyone is ever going to better this User's Manual to the life of Georges Perec" - Gilbert Adair, Sunday TimesWinner of the Prix Goncourt for Biography, 1994George Perec (1936-82) was one of the most significant European writers of the twentieth century and undoubtedly the most versatile and innovative writer of his generation.David Bellos's comprehensive biography - which ... Altre info

    10,99 €

  • The Novel of the Century

    The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables

    di David Bellos ...
    **GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'Never mind those self-help manuals urging that some classic novel may change your life; in this sparkling study of the birth, growth and afterlife of Hugo's evergreen blockbuster, David Bellos argues that Les Misérables already has' Boyd Tonkin, Economist'Any reader who hasn't yet embarked on Hugo's book might be converted to the idea by this one' Daniel Hahn, ... Altre info

    9,49 €

  • Romain Gary

    A Tall Story

    di David Bellos ...
    Airman, war hero, immigrant, law student, diplomat, novelist and celebrity spouse, Romain Gary had several lives thrust upon him by the history of the twentieth century, but he also aspired to lead many more. He wrote more than two dozen books and a score of short stories under several different names in two languages, English and French, neither of which was his mother tongue. Gary had a gift for ... Altre info

    14,99 €

  • Chronicle In Stone

    Serie series Canons
    During the Second World War, a young boy witnesses his hometown in Albania fall to a series of invaders: first Italian fascists, then the Greeks, the Italians once again and finally Nazi hordes. Amid floods and bombings, he undergoes another kind of turbulence - growing up.Chronicle in Stone is an early masterpiece from the winner of the inaugural Man Booker International Prize and one of the most ... Altre info

    9,04 €

  • Jacques Tati

    di David Bellos ...
    The full story of one of France's greatest cinema legends, a clown whose film-making innovation was to turn everyday life into an art form.Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot, unmistakable with his pipe, brolly and striped socks, was a creation of slapstick genius that made audiences around the world laugh at the sheer absurdity of life. This biography charts Tati's rise and fall, from his earliest ... Altre info

    12,99 €

  • Il capitalismo della creatività

    Passato, presente e futuro del diritto d’autore

    A chi appartiene la frase che state leggendo? E il brano musicale che avete appena ascoltato? Sicuri di poter condividere l’immagine in cui vi siete imbattuti sui social? Consapevoli o meno, siamo circondati dal diritto d’autore: dai film ai linguaggi di programmazione, dai libri ai giocattoli e persino ad alcuni colori, la maggior parte della cultura moderna e contemporanea non è libera da ... Altre info

    11,99 €

  • On Leave

    A Novel

    Tradotto da David Bellos ...
    A long-lost French novel in which three soldiers return home from an unpopular, unspeakable warWhen On Leave was published in Paris in 1957, as France's engagement in Algeria became ever more bloody, it told people things they did not want to hear. It vividly described what it was like for soldiers to return home from an unpopular war in a faraway place. The book received a handful of reviews, it ... Altre info

    13,61 €

  • How to Deal With Idiots

    (and stop being one yourself)

    di Maxime Rovere ...
    Tradotto da David Bellos ...
    Idiocy is all around us, whether it's the uncle spouting conspiracy theories, the colleagues who repeat your point but louder, or the commuters who still don't know how to use an escalator. But what is the answer to this perpetual scourge?Here, philosopher Maxime Rovere turns his attention to the murkiest of intellectual corners. With warmth, wit and wisdom, he illuminates a new understanding of ... Altre info

    8,62 €

  • Insect Histories of East Asia

    Spotlights insects in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean history from the exalted to the despisedInteractions between people and animals are attracting overdue attention in diverse fields of scholarship, yet insects still creep within the shadows of more charismatic birds, fish, and mammals. Insect Histories of East Asia centers on bugs and creepy crawlies and the taxonomies in which they were embedded ... Altre info

    28,17 €