Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing

‘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’

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