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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: François Caradec , Philippe Cousin , Chris ClarkePublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.391kg ISBN: 9780262547994ISBN 10: 0262547996 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 August 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis work deserves a thumbs up for its appeal to a broad audience.--Booklist-- If François Caradec's delightfully idiosyncratic Dictionary of Gestures is to be believed, almost all of them amount to some species of mortal insult or erotic invitation somewhere in the world. --Daily Telegraph-- [a] huge contemporary relevance, helping to avoid misunderstandings in an increasingly multicultural society. This book could even save lives. --The Spectator-- A strangely eclectic reference manual....an eyeopener. --National Post-- Author InformationFran ois Caradec (1924-2008) was a French writer and a member of both the College de 'Pataphysique and the Oulipo. His voluminous oeuvre includes biographies of Raymond Roussel and Alfred Jarry, as well as an encyclopedia of practical jokes and a dictionary of French slang. Caradec was a devoted specialist in Alphonse Allais, compiling and editing his collected works, and was one of the first historians of the bande dessinee in France. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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