Hofstadter at his finest. Essentially, it's about the difficulties of translation, but it transcends that and becomes an amazing exploration of the beauty and complexity of language. Also if you ever talk to a multilingual person-of-preferred-gender it will get you laid, every time.
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signalnine reviewed Le Ton Beau De Marot by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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5 stars
Hofstadter at his finest. Essentially, it's about the difficulties of translation, but it transcends that and becomes an amazing exploration of the beauty and complexity of language. Also if you ever talk to a multilingual person-of-preferred-gender it will get you laid, every time.