Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition

by Ben Schott

Book Overview

Schottenfreude is a unique, must-have dictionary, complete with newly coined words that explore the idiosyncrasies of life as only the German language can.

Ever thought, There should be a German word for that? Well, thanks to the brilliantly original mind behind Schott's Original Miscellany, now there is. In what other language but German could you construct le mot juste for a secret love of bad foods, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039916670X
• ISBN13: 9780399166709
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher