From the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, a delightful and eclectic exploration of language, and what it can teach us about ourselves and our lives.'Full of
charm and fascination . . . a veritable verbal treasure house.' -
The Bookseller[Tammet] shows us that language is a far more ornately feathered fowl than casual consideration can conceive . . . there are
many moments of delightful and surprising luminescence - Kirkus Reviews
'Like Oliver Sacks' compendium of rare neurological anomalies, Tammet's intriguing cases of linguistic idiosyncrasies expand our notions on
what it means to be human . . . Most fascinating is Tammet's own
astonishing linguistic mind, in which a single word evokes fully textured experiences - an innate ability that would
dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings.'
'A
generous book and a
beguiling read'
Praise for
Born on a Blue Day: 'A memoir of
outstanding lucidity and charm' -
The Sunday Times'
Admirably modest but affecting autobiography by a man blessed with incredible mental gifts but struggling with Asperger's' -
The Sunday Times - top choice of books 'you really must read'
Praise for
Embracing the Wide Sky: '
Entertaining and informative about an impressive range of subjects . . . fun and inspirational' -
FT Weekend'Packed with his clear summaries of fascinating experiments . . . Recent debate has bumped up this book from delightful to
vital' -
Daily TelegraphFormerly an autistic child whose mother tongue was numbers, Daniel Tammet is the author of a rich and widely acclaimed body of work, including memoirs, essays, literary reportage, poetry and fiction. Born on a Blue Day (2006) and Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing (2017) were named by Booklist magazine among the editors' annual selections. Thinking in Numbers (2012) was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Tammet's books have been translated into thirty languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.