{"product_id":"fifty-sounds","title":"Fifty Sounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling debut, Polly Barton reflects on her experience of moving to the Japanese island of Sado at the age of twenty-one and on her journey to becoming a literary translator. Written in fifty semi-discrete entries, Fifty Sounds is a personal dictionary of the Japanese language that draws together a variety of cultural reflections – from conformity and being an outsider, to the gendering of Japanese society, and attitudes towards food and the cult of ‘deliciousness’ – alongside probing insights into the transformative powers of language-learning. Candid, humane, witty and wise, Fifty Sounds is remarkable work that takes a transparent look at language itself, lifting the lid on the quietly revolutionary act of learning, speaking, and living in another language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45509006655711,"sku":"9781913097509","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781913097509.jpg?v=1744078888","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.pro\/products\/fifty-sounds","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}