WORDS AND BEING
by Kenan Malik
Here are two extracts from two very different writers exploring their relationship with language. Both begin with a discussion of the art of translation, but both develop into a much deeper meditation on the nature of language itself, and on the craft of writing. The first extract is from an essay by the writer and critic John Berger, in which he argues that a language cannot be thought of as merely a stock of words or phrases but is rather a […]
Categories: Culture & Books, Language • Tags: elif shafak, john berger, language, translation
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