{"product_id":"9781913097509","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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in fifty semi-discrete entries,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"inline--italic\"\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCandid, humane, witty and wise, \u003cem\u003eFifty Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e 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":"Times","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609964810486,"sku":"9781913097509","price":103.5,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8050\/3286\/files\/51klo05pryL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778649617","url":"https:\/\/shop.litbooks.com.my\/products\/9781913097509","provider":"Lit Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}