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"True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation."
— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

The Book of Untranslatable Words

The Book of Untranslatable Words
When you start with a heartfelt offering, you never know where life may take you next. Read on for the tale of Ella Sanders, whose creative illustrations about untranslatable words grew from a blog post into a published book now out from Random House. You'll also get a sampling of some marvelous, untranslatable words from around the world. Like Mangata -- Swedish for "the road-like reflection of the moon in water."

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