'A richly original cultural history ... a book for anyone interested in words', Economist

'Please read David Bellos's brilliant book', Michael Hofmann, Guardian

'In his marvellous study of the nature of translation... David Bellos has set out to make it fun...Essential reading for anyone with even a vague interest in language and translation - in short, it is a triumph', Shaun Whiteside, Independent

'A dazzyingly inventive book', Adam Thirlwell, New York Times

'Is That A Fish In Your Ear? is spiced with good and provocative things. At once erudite and unpretentious... it is a scintillating bouillabaisse', Frederic Raphael, Literary Review