Author: Jack Thiessen
Publisher:
Published: 2015-07
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781782011088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn addition to being the Samuel Johnson of Low German, a linguist nonpareil, and connoisseur of fine art and fine food, Jack Thiessen is a raconteur the way Mozart and John Driedger were musicians. The stories are simply there, and as they mature within him, he draws them up and releases them. Naturally they surface in the Low German dialect, and come garnished with humour. Like halvah and all fine things, they are best savoured slowly. --- Jack Thiessen ess nich bloo dee mennischa Samuel Johnson, een Lexigraph sondajlitje, oba uck een resserietenda Feinschmatja enn Sache Konst enn goodet Ate, uck Latjab tjess jenannt. Mozart enn Johaun Driedja s de, "Dee Musitj ess mie enn," enn soo ess'et mett Jack siene Jeschijchte; hee loagad dee, see woare ella enn b ta, bett hee daut Schl telwuat finjt, omm dee ruttoolohte, emm Dialekt, Plautdietsch, jeschr we enn mett Spo utjestraumt. Aum basten sull eena dee lese, soo's eena Halvah at: langsom enn mett Scheenjeschmack "
Book Synopsis Nosy Neighbours: Stories in Mennonite Low German and English. Nieschieaje Nohbasch: Jeschichte Opp Plautdietsch Enn Enjlisch by : Jack Thiessen
Download or read book Nosy Neighbours: Stories in Mennonite Low German and English. Nieschieaje Nohbasch: Jeschichte Opp Plautdietsch Enn Enjlisch written by Jack Thiessen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to being the Samuel Johnson of Low German, a linguist nonpareil, and connoisseur of fine art and fine food, Jack Thiessen is a raconteur the way Mozart and John Driedger were musicians. The stories are simply there, and as they mature within him, he draws them up and releases them. Naturally they surface in the Low German dialect, and come garnished with humour. Like halvah and all fine things, they are best savoured slowly. --- Jack Thiessen ess nich bloo dee mennischa Samuel Johnson, een Lexigraph sondajlitje, oba uck een resserietenda Feinschmatja enn Sache Konst enn goodet Ate, uck Latjab tjess jenannt. Mozart enn Johaun Driedja s de, "Dee Musitj ess mie enn," enn soo ess'et mett Jack siene Jeschijchte; hee loagad dee, see woare ella enn b ta, bett hee daut Schl telwuat finjt, omm dee ruttoolohte, emm Dialekt, Plautdietsch, jeschr we enn mett Spo utjestraumt. Aum basten sull eena dee lese, soo's eena Halvah at: langsom enn mett Scheenjeschmack "