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On the Smell of an Oily Rag: Speaking English, thinking Chinese and living Australian

Ouyang Yu

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Description:Ouyang Yu gives his unique insight into Chinese and Western language and cultures, and makes us reflect on our own habits of thought from new angles.On the Smell of an Oily Rag draws examples from low and high culture and from the everyday and the literary life. Indeed, Ouyang Yu shows that they are closer together than we usually think. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with On the Smell of an Oily Rag: Speaking English, thinking Chinese and living Australian. To get started finding On the Smell of an Oily Rag: Speaking English, thinking Chinese and living Australian, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 205

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ISBN: 1862547653

Description: Ouyang Yu gives his unique insight into Chinese and Western language and cultures, and makes us reflect on our own habits of thought from new angles.On the Smell of an Oily Rag draws examples from low and high culture and from the everyday and the literary life. Indeed, Ouyang Yu shows that they are closer together than we usually think. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with On the Smell of an Oily Rag: Speaking English, thinking Chinese and living Australian. To get started finding On the Smell of an Oily Rag: Speaking English, thinking Chinese and living Australian, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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