JohnPartTimer reviewed Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton
Why Japan? In Fifty Sounds, winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, Polly Barton …
Fun and philosophical take on the act of translation
4 stars
Quite a unique book. Part travelogue, part navel gaze, part meditation on the joy and challenges of language. Language and culture intertwine to shape the limits of thought and the scope of lived experience... A pretty quick read, but well worth your time