Name: Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature
SKU: 54018378
Price: 375.00 ZAR
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Author: Manchán Magan
ISBN: 9780717192557

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Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature

Type

Physical Book

Author

Manchán Magan

Illustrated by

Steve Doogan

Publisher

Gill Books

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

30.4x27.6x1.6 cm

Weight

0.98 kg.

ISBN13

9780717192557

Synopsis "Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature "

'"n Irish there are so many great rain words and magic words and highly specific natural words (such as the material put on the hooves of donkeys to stop them slipping in ice), or words to communicate with animals, or evocative plant words, or the gorgeous words for different amounts of light in the sky, or words that hint at different ways of seeing colour, or twilight words..."Manchán Magan is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, with all of their complex meanings and associations and their connections to the natural world. Having enjoyed huge success with his best-selling book Thirty-Two Words for Field, Manchán now brings his infectious wonder and enthusiasm for the Irish language to a younger audience, offering delightful translations and explanations of animal, bird, fish, insect, and nature words.When you see the world through Irish, you see the world differently. Get ready to share the magic with this delightful book for readers of all ages.

Manchán Magan

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Manchán Magan es escritor y documentalista. Ha escrito libros sobre sus viajes por África, India y Sudamérica, además de dos novelas.

Escribe ocasionalmente para The Irish Times , informa sobre viajes en diversos programas de radio y ha presentado docenas de documentales sobre temas de cultura mundial para TG4, RTÉ y Travel Channel. Vive en un robledal, con abejas y gallinas, en una casa con techo de paja cerca de Lough Lene, en el condado de Westmeath.

Su libro más reciente, Thirty-Two Words for Field (2020), explora cómo la lengua irlandesa está profundamente conectada con el paisaje y fue reseñado en The Irish Times como "una exploración arqueológica y antropológica vibrante del lirismo, el misterio y las rarezas de la lengua irlandesa, y las capas de conocimiento antiguo codificadas en su interior".

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