Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition

Hardback Published on: 24/10/2013
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Schottenfreude
If only there was a word...
This delightful little book is the perfect gift for any of us who are keen linguists, Germanophiles or, indeed, just forever searching for that perfect (if... READ MORE
Sam Cowling at Cardiff
Schottenfreude
Schottenfreude
I confess to reading dictionaries for fun so this kind of book is heaven to me. With echoes of Douglas Adams' 'Meaning Of Liff', this funny, beautiful book... READ MORE
Richard Keay

Synopsis

Ever thought, 'There should be a German word for that'? Well, now there is. From the mind that created Schott's Original Miscellany comes a unique volume exploring the idiosyncrasies of the human condition . . . auf Deutsch.
In which language but German could you construct le mot juste for: a shameful love of bad foods, Sunday-afternoon depression, the lingering sensation of a first kiss, delight at the changing of the seasons, the urge to hoard, the joy of the perfectly wrapped present, or the ineffable pleasure of a cool pillow?

For example:

Haarmonie - Reassuring your hairdresser.

Fussfaust - Instinctively curling up your toes in mortification at someone else's embarrassment.

Zwillingsmoral - Reading horoscopes you don't believe in.

Gastdruck - The exhausting effort of being a good houseguest.

and

Kraftfahrzeugsinnenausstattungsneugeruchsgenuss - New car smell.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9781848549104
  • Number of pages: 96
  • Dimensions: 249 x 124 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 298g

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