Schottenfreude - German Words for the Human Condition

Schottenfreude is a unique, must-have dictionary, complete with newly coined words that explore the idiosyncrasies of life as only the German language can. Ever thought, There should be a German word for that ? Well, thanks to the brilliantly original mind behind Schott’s Original Miscellany , now there is. In what other language but German could you construct le mot juste for a secret love of bad foods, the inability to remember jokes, Sunday-afternoon depression, the urge to yawn, the glee of gossip, reassuring your hairdresser, delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to hoard, or the ineffable pleasure of a cold pillow? A beguiling, ideal gift book for the Gelehrte or anyone on your list--just beware of rapidly expanding (and potentially incomprehensible) vocabularies.

Product details

• Authors: Bandtlow, Schot, Ben Schott, Schott Ben
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press PRH US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9780399166709
• ISBN: 978-0-399-16670-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 247 mm x 121 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Blue Rider Press
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Deutsch : Wörterbücher: einsprachig, Deutsch : Humor, HUMOR / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, german, Language teaching and learning, LANGUAGE STUDY / German