A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"A mighty, polymathic work, equally at home in all four corners of the globe.…It is a gift to be savored."... Læs mere
The true story of literature -- of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the world.
The story of the secret language of Central Europe and its legacy on the author's hidden Nazi family history, from the author of The Written World.
Tracking an underground language and the outcasts who depended on it for their survival becomes "a deeply personal project, one that probes the meaning of language and family, inheritance and debt" (Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times Book Review).
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing.
'A writer of genius' - William Dalrymple'Remarkable' - Kwame Anthony Appiah'Utterly captivating' - Anthony DoerrCan anyone really own a culture?