Βαβέλ
Gaston Dorren, 2018
Graphic novels & humour Popular science
A lively illustrated tour of the world's languages, showing how they shape identity, history and the way we see one another.
Feels like curiosity, wonder and humor. About identity, society and art.
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When anger starts speaking in the voice of power.
Κι όταν γίνονταιεπιθετικά, τότε βγάζουνκάτι από την καταπίεσηπου έχουν φάει. Κάτιαπό τη συμπεριφοράτων αφεντικών τους. Gaston Dorren.Gaston Dorren is a Dutch linguist and polyglot who writes about languages for general readers.
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