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A unique picture book for adults where language, design and politics intersect. First published in 1905, German poet Christian Morgenstern's piece is a darkly comic linguistic caprice. This fun romp populated by punctuation marks as characters nonetheless suggests systems of control that go beyond language. This illustrated edition is a brilliantly inventive dance of text and image, translated faithfully by Sirish Rao, with typographic illustrations by Rathna Ramanathan.

In the Land of Punctuation

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Hardback by Christian Morgernstern , Rathna Ramanathan

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A unique picture book for adults where language, design and politics intersect. First published in 1905, German poet Christian Morgenstern's... Read more

    Publisher: Tara Books
    Publication Date: 07/08/2012
    ISBN13: 9788190754606, 978-8190754606
    ISBN10: 8190754602

    Number of Pages: 32

    Children & Teen , Baby, Toddler & Pre-School

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    A unique picture book for adults where language, design and politics intersect. First published in 1905, German poet Christian Morgenstern's piece is a darkly comic linguistic caprice. This fun romp populated by punctuation marks as characters nonetheless suggests systems of control that go beyond language. This illustrated edition is a brilliantly inventive dance of text and image, translated faithfully by Sirish Rao, with typographic illustrations by Rathna Ramanathan.

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