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The Last Samurai
Helen DeWitt 2000
Sibylla, an American expat in Britain, is a brilliant scholar: omnivore, polyglot, interdisciplinary theorist — all of it.
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New York Times, 8 July 2024
This week’s recommendations include a horror novel about aspiring polyglots, a deep dive into finance feuds on Wall Street and more.
—Shreya Chattopadhyay, New York Times, 12 July 2024
The 52-year-old is also a polyglot who crosses the language barriers within the dressing room but his style of communication has led executives to question whether the mood around Carrington could be improved.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Tenax, at least, can still make a killing in his betting tavern — especially with the charismatic polyglot Cala now taking bets from him and opening up his client base considerably through her linguistic skills and overall salesmanship.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Ava is also a polyglot and able to conduct interviews in English, Spanish, French and German.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
Geneva, the second-largest city in Switzerland, is a multicultural global hub with a polyglot population.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
In the nineteen-twenties, modernity was transforming America, ushering in prosperity, polyglot metropolises, and new norms around gender and sexuality.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Normally, the Wall is a polyglot place as Jews—and others—from around the world come to share their thoughts with God, to kiss an ancient stone and squeeze a paper plea into a crevice.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
New York Times, 8 July 2024
This week’s recommendations include a horror novel about aspiring polyglots, a deep dive into finance feuds on Wall Street and more.
—Shreya Chattopadhyay, New York Times, 12 July 2024
The 52-year-old is also a polyglot who crosses the language barriers within the dressing room but his style of communication has led executives to question whether the mood around Carrington could be improved.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
Tenax, at least, can still make a killing in his betting tavern — especially with the charismatic polyglot Cala now taking bets from him and opening up his client base considerably through her linguistic skills and overall salesmanship.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Ava is also a polyglot and able to conduct interviews in English, Spanish, French and German.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
Geneva, the second-largest city in Switzerland, is a multicultural global hub with a polyglot population.
—Tracey Teo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2024
In the nineteen-twenties, modernity was transforming America, ushering in prosperity, polyglot metropolises, and new norms around gender and sexuality.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Normally, the Wall is a polyglot place as Jews—and others—from around the world come to share their thoughts with God, to kiss an ancient stone and squeeze a paper plea into a crevice.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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