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Martin Puchner

The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate

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Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were wiz (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated survival for people in flight-whether escaping persecution or just down on their luck. It was a language of the road associated with vagabonds, travelers, Jews, and thieves that blended words from Yiddish, Hebrew, German, Romani, Czech, and other European languages and was rich in expressions for police, jail, or experiencing trouble, such as being in a pickle. This renegade language unsettled those in power, who responded by trying to stamp it out, none more… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-324-00591-9
  • EAN: 9781324005919
  • Produktnummer: 33447481
  • Verlag: W W Norton & Co
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 288 S.
  • Masse: H21.7 cm x B15.3 cm x D3.2 cm 403 g
  • Gewicht: 403

Über den Autor


Martin Puchner is Byron and Anita Wien Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, author of The Written World, and general editor of The Norton Anthology of World Literature. He lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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