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K ATÓ LOMB

HARMONY OF BABEL

PROFILES OF FAMOUS POLYGLOTS

h a r mon y of ba bel

profiles of famous

polyglots of europe

k ató lomb

Translated from the

Hungarian by Ádám Szegi

Edited by Scott Alkire

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Publications

Berkeley, California & Kyoto, Japan

Originally published in Hungary as

Bábeli harmónia (Interjúk Európa híres soknyelvű

embereivel)

radio, or television review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by

any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any

information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing.

All footnotes are by the translator and editor except where noted.

The translator and editor thank Dr. Maggie Sokolik and

Dr. Karin Kitzing for their support and contributions.

Copyediting: Hunter Greer and Brian Taylor

Production editing: Mark Handy

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lomb, Kató, 1909–2003

Harmony of Babel : profiles of famous polyglots of Europe / Lomb Kató;

translated from the Hungarian by Ádám Szegi

2nd English edition, 2018

Library of Congress Control Number: [forthcoming]

ISBN 978-1-5323-6611-6

I. Szegi, Ádám. II. Title.

Cover:

El Jaleo,

John Singer Sargent, 1882

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