{"product_id":"jeffrey-ladd-the-awful-german-language-9783959053440","title":"Jeffrey Ladd: The Awful German Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ex-pat's photographic homage to the dissonances of word and image\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2011 the American photographer and Errata Books publisher Jeffrey Ladd (born 1968) moved to Cologne, Germany, and began photographing his surroundings while learning the basics of the German language. In the process, he collected lists of interesting German vocabulary words (professions, places, things, common terms and outdated terms), which he juxtaposes with his black-and-white photographs; two different types of language--one visual, one verbal--describing a sense of his new home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorrowing its title from Mark Twain, \u003ci\u003eThe Awful German Language\u003c\/i\u003e embraces a state where the combination of word and photograph can resonate or remain dissonant and confused depending on the individual reader. An index of definitions in English at the back of the book is provided as a learning tool, but one that requires some work on the part of the learner to decipher its code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4537064\"\u003eJeffrey Ladd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spector Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783959053440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3959053444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHO\"\u003ePhotography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHO011030\"\u003eIndividual Photographers | Monographs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Spector Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664624652525,"sku":"9783959053440","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ea5c2f14-31f1-45f8-a832-e564e93a7132.jpg?v=1649407971","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/jeffrey-ladd-the-awful-german-language-9783959053440","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}