BOOK / WITH TWO EGGS. Héloise Guerrier
BOOK / WITH TWO EGGS. Héloise Guerrier
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HUMOR
To make a mess, to shit in the milk, to peel the turkey, to make a mess... Spanish is brimming with those popular expressions whose meaning has little or nothing to do with the words they are made of, and which are imprinted on your head like colorful postcards, vivid and raw.
Guerrier and Sánchez wield scalpels and pencils to dismantle, break down, and recreate the most surprising expressions of Cervantes's language and reveal its most disconcerting side. First, graphically: each expression is literally illustrated. They also delve into the origin of the language. Each expression is carefully dissected in an attempt to decipher its etymology, its how, and its why.
The texts of Con dos huevos are translated into English and French. An illustrated glossary aimed at both native speakers curious about the more surreal expressions of their own language and foreigners struggling with such a prolific slang mix.
“An exhaustive and hilarious study.” Carles Francino. La Ventana
“An unclassifiable book that combines etymological curiosity with hilarious images that reflect some of the absurd scenes created by our popular language.” Guillermo Arenas, El País-Tentaciones
“The charm of this book lies in its literality, in turning the most street-level Spanish language into an image (...). The combination of idioms with images is a bombshell against political correctness.” Peio H. Riaño. El Confidencial
“A hilarious combination of idioms and images that will surely tickle your brain.” Pablo Martín Sánchez, author of The Anarchist Who Was Named Like Me (Acantilado, 2012)
“The charm of this book lies in the Literalness, in turning the most streetwise Spanish language into an image [...]. The combination of idioms with images is a bombshell against political correctness.” Peio H. Riaño. El Confidencial
Title: Con dos huevos
Author: Héloise Guerrier, David Sánchez
Pages: 104
Size: 13 x 18 cm
Weight: 350 grams
Genre: Humor
Language: Spanish
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: ASTIBERRI
Year: 2014
