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Learning the true essentials of the german languageFrom Besserwisser to Schnapsidee After experimental musician and visual artist Mazen Kerbaj moved with his family from Beirut to Berlin, he found himself confronted with a new language, a new culture. He decided to learn German in his very own way: one new word per day, illustrated with a related self-portrait. The resulting 365 drawings are framed by Arabic, English and German words, making the book a language- learning toolalbeit an unconventional onebut also an open diary that lets us in the intimacy of the artist's day- to-day life. Day after day, word after word, we follow Mazen Kerbaj through his learning process, getting to know his family, his friends, his passions, his habits, and even his political opinions. The drawings are often funny, but also sad and touching at times; they rarely simply illustrate the words, but rather answer them with Kerbaj's signature satirical counterpoints, ultimately reiterating the story of a

Learning Deutsch Multilingual edition

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      Publisher Hatje Cantz
      Published 5 September 2024
      ISBN-13 9783775756389
      978-3775756389
      ISBN-10 3775756388
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      Book Synopsis
      Learning the true essentials of the german languageFrom Besserwisser to Schnapsidee After experimental musician and visual artist Mazen Kerbaj moved with his family from Beirut to Berlin, he found himself confronted with a new language, a new culture. He decided to learn German in his very own way: one new word per day, illustrated with a related self-portrait. The resulting 365 drawings are framed by Arabic, English and German words, making the book a language- learning toolalbeit an unconventional onebut also an open diary that lets us in the intimacy of the artist's day- to-day life. Day after day, word after word, we follow Mazen Kerbaj through his learning process, getting to know his family, his friends, his passions, his habits, and even his political opinions. The drawings are often funny, but also sad and touching at times; they rarely simply illustrate the words, but rather answer them with Kerbaj's signature satirical counterpoints, ultimately reiterating the story of a

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