The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate
In The Language of Thieves, Martin Puchner investigates his family’s fascination with a secret code targeted for elimination by the Nazis. Combining family history with reflections on language, identity, and memory, this compelling work considers what is at stake when a distinctive form of expression is threatened.
About This Book
Martin Puchner examines his family’s long-standing obsession with a secret code.
The book connects this private pursuit with the broader history of language, identity, and cultural memory.
It also considers the Nazi attempt to eliminate the code and the meaning of preserving a threatened form of expression.
Blending family history with historical inquiry, the book explores how language can endure under pressure.
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