About this item
An artistic collection of more than 50 drawings featuring unique, funny, and poignant foreign words that have no direct translation into English. Did you know that the Japanese language has a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or that there's a Finnish word for the distance a reindeer can travel before needing to rest? Lost in Translation brings to life more than fifty words that don't have direct English translations with charming illustrations of their tender, poignant, and humorous definitions. Often these words provide insight into the cultures they come from, such as the Brazilian Portuguese word for running your fingers through a lover's hair, the Italian word for being moved to tears by a story, or the Swedish word for a third cup of coffee. In this clever and beautifully rendered exploration of the subtleties of communication, you'll find new ways to express yourself while getting lost in the artistry of imperfect translation.
About the Author
Ella Frances Sanders is an internationally-bestselling author and illustrator of three books. She lives near a windswept coastline in Ireland.Her first book, 'Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words' was published in September 2014 by Ten Speed Press and became an international bestseller. It sat on the New York Times bestseller list for 4 consecutive months, was an Amazon Best Book of 2014, and has had multiple printings in multiple countries, including Japan where over 100,000 copies have been sold.'The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World' was published in September 2016 by Ten Speed Press and has also been printed in over eight languages.Her third book, 'Eating the Sun: Small Musings on a Vast Universe', was published by Penguin on April 16th, 2019. It has been featured in Scientific American and the journal Nature. It it published under the title 'A Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe' in the UK and has a growing number of foreign language editions including German, Spanish, and Japanese.
