tower of babel
Days ago my boss bought a library once owned by a linguistics genius. 90+ boxes invaded the bookshop on that afternoon, and curious booksellers and punters came in to marvel at the dusty, spaceless room--some even thought we were closing down. I was considering of charging people tickets for the scene. For ones interested in languages, you'd be fascinated by the most obscure languages found amongst the collection. Here's just a small list:
- Aramaic
- Basque
- Breton
- Melanesian
- Romanian
- Macedonian
- Estonian
- Tahitian
Two non-Chinese customers bought some Chinese books today, and therefore we were able to exchange a dialogue in Mandarin. I thought this chaotic mess will last till September, but gradually the cubes are moved back to their places, the boxes carried downstairs in the office. Now we are just waiting for YOU to buy loads of books so we can clear out more space.