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Sly Cooking

Sly Cooking

£5.95

Ever needed a word for the little bits of dust you see in a ray of sunlight? For squeezing a big thing into a small hole? For the noise made by women when they get together? This book revives 42 weird and wonderful Gaelic words collected by 19th century priest, poet and folklorist, Fr Allan, in South Uist and Eriskay.

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Categories: Art & Photography, Book Shop, Gaelic Language Books, Islay Book Festival 2020 Tags: Gaelic Books, Gaelic language, Islay Book Festival 2020, Scottish Art
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Description

Artist Catrìona NicilleDhuibh breathes new life into this quirky selection with a vivid, hand-printed linocut illustration for every word. Whether you’re a fluent Gaelic speaker, a learner or just a curious visitor, Sly Cooking is guaranteed to expand your horizons with irresistible words you never knew you needed until now.

Additional information

Weight0.250 kg
Dimensions14.9 × 10.5 × 0.8 cm
Author

Catrìona NicilleDuibh

ISBN

9780861524464

Language

English, Gaelic

Paperback

121 p.

Publisher

Acair

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