{"product_id":"9781787305137","title":"Speaking in Tongues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Speaking in Tongues By J. M. Coetzee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dialogue between a Nobel Laureate and a leading translator, provocative ideas emerge about the evolution of language and the challenge of translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues - taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel-Laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dimópulos - explores questions that have constantly plagued writers and translators, now more than ever. Among them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow can a translator liberate meanings imprisoned in the language of a text?\u003cbr\u003eWhy is the masculine form dominant in gendered languages while the feminine is treated as a deviation?\u003cbr\u003eHow should we counter the spread of monolingualism?\u003cbr\u003eShould a translator censor racist or misogynistic language?\u003cbr\u003eDoes mathematics tell the truth about everything?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Walter Benjamin’s seminal essay 'The Task of the Translator', Speaking in Tongues emerges as an engaging and accessible work of philosophy, shining a light on some of the most important linguistic and philological issues of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readers Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44781245169779,"sku":"9781787305137","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/61FT0ztZw3L._SY466.jpg?v=1776244523","url":"https:\/\/www.readerswarehouse.shop\/products\/9781787305137","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}