If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish: The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses - Couverture rigide

Epstein, Lita

 
9781906217075: If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say it in Yiddish: The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1906217076 ISBN 13 : 9781906217075
Editeur : JR Books Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

You don't have to be Jewish to get back at the shmendriks of the world! Yiddish - the most colourful language in the history of mankind. What other language gives you a whole dictionary of ways to tell someone to drop dead? That schmuck, for instance, who got promoted over you? He should be transformed into a chandelier, to hang by day and to burn by night. In these endlessly entertaining pages, you will find the perfect insult for every occasion, from the short and sweet (A plague on you - a finsteren yor) to the whole megillah (He should marry the daughter of the Angel of Death - khasene hobn zol er mit di malekh hamoves tokhter). Complete with hundreds of the most creative curses for the putzes and kvetchers of the world, together with the fascinating background of their origins and much Jewish wisdom born of suffering over the centuries, this is an indispensable guide for Jews and Gentiles alike. When it comes to cursing someone who sorely needs it, may you never be at a loss for words again. After Amo, Amas, Amat it's time to enjoy the joys of Yiddish! This work is very funny, and scholarly too. If you don't buy this book, may a soft balcony fall on your head! It contains all the wisdom (and curses!) born of the Jewish experience over thousands of years.

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À propos de l?auteur

Lita Epstein grew up around Yiddish. While her mother and aunts usually used Yiddish to discuss something they didn't want the kids to know, its meaning gradually seeped through. This is her thirteenth book. She cannot promise it will be her last.

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Éditeur
JR Books Ltd
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1906217076
ISBN 13 
9781906217075
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
202
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780806538761: If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It in Yiddish: The Book of Yiddish Insults and Curses

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0806538767 ISBN 13 :  9780806538761
Editeur : Kensington, 2018
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