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On the Smell of an Oily Rag Speaking English, thinking Chinese and living Australian PB 224 PP 210 x 135 ISBN 9781862547650 $27.95 Language and Culture Wakefield Press ‘Very big, China.’ – Noel Coward Scholarly and scatological, this cornucopia of fun and wisdom is a breathtaking picture of speech, thought and images from the world’s richest and oldest culture. On the Smell of an Oily Rag gives an insight like no other into how English-language and Chinese-language cultures collide, contrast and illuminate each other. It’s about what is lost in translation and what can be gained by it. Related titles: |