| Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen Contributor(s): Norris, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393357864 ISBN-13: 9780393357868 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 306.442 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Norris, The New Yorker's Comma Queen and best-selling author of Between You & Me, has had a lifelong love affair with words. In Greek to Me, she delivers a delightful paean to the art of self-expression through accounts of her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, and reveals the surprising ways in which Greek helped form English. Greek to Me is filled with Norris's memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine--and more than a few Greek men. |
Contributor Bio(s): Norris, Mary: - Mary Norris is the author of Greek to Me and the New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, an account of her years in The New Yorker copy department. Originally from Cleveland, she lives in New York. |