How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This question is at the heart of David Bellos`s funny, wise and life-affirming book, which shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at the heart of everything we do - and makes us who we are. Selected by The New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011 and as a National Book Critics` Circle Award finalist.