The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate
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Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were "wiz" (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated survival for people in flight--whether escaping persecution or just down on their luck. It was a language of the road associated with vagabonds, travelers, Jews, and thieves that blended words from Yiddish, Hebrew, German, Romani, Czech, and other European languages...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1324005912
ISBN13:9781324005919
Release Date:October 2020
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 8.3"
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