Home
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen in Bloomington, MN
Current price: $19.99
Loading Inventory...
Size: Audiobook
“One of the most satisfying accounts of a great passion that I have ever read.” —Vivian Gornick,
New York Times Book Review
Mary Norris,
The New Yorker
’s Comma Queen and best-selling author of
Between You & Me
, has had a lifelong love affair with words. In
Greek to Me
, she delivers a delightful paean to the art of self-expression through accounts of her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, and reveals the surprising ways in which Greek helped form English.
is filled with Norris’s memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine—and more than a few Greek men.
New York Times Book Review
Mary Norris,
The New Yorker
’s Comma Queen and best-selling author of
Between You & Me
, has had a lifelong love affair with words. In
Greek to Me
, she delivers a delightful paean to the art of self-expression through accounts of her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, and reveals the surprising ways in which Greek helped form English.
is filled with Norris’s memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine—and more than a few Greek men.
Shop Similar Products
