International Dictionary of Obscenities: A Guide to Dirty Words and Indecent Expressions in Spanish, Italian, French, German and Russian

by Christina Kunitskaya-peterson, Christina Kunitshkaya-peterson

Release Date: September, 1985

Edition: Paperback

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Serious scholarly text, but darn fun to read

This book is an amazingly scholarly work on an amazingly unusual subject. It actually is what it purports to be, with a fine attention to detail; and is arranged in such a way that it is not only highly amusing but could honestly be used in serious translational work.

But, also, it's a lot of fun. <g> I seriously recommend this for both "serious" libraries and for someone who would like a bit of spice in their reading.

swear in six languages!

A small dictionary, but there are those who love it. The IDO explains -- in English that is, to say the least, not shy -- all the filthiest language from Spanish, Italian, French, German and Russian. It is sort of unsettling to see all these curses and dirty words in a sterile dictionary column. Once you get past that initial weirdness, though, the dictionary will be a shameless joy to thumb through. It is true that insults and foul words are the funniest parts of a language, so if for nothing else you should look into this book as a humor piece.