Word Games

6 hrs. 36 min.

Miscellaneous

Author Vadim Khrappa

Narrator Georgy Arsenyev

Description

Vadim Khrappa is a writer and radio journalist. Many know him from the radio program “Purely in Russian,” where he talked about the subtleties of the Russian language. For example, how words and expressions, over century after century, transformed and became linguistic phenomena: what they meant, and how they were connected to the history of our culture.
Why is delight administrative, and the legendary apple is Adam’s? How to become known as a white crow? Is there any point in building air castles? What is “abracadabra,” and what do candies and confetti have in common? What tone is called “mentor-like”? In V. Khrappa’s book, an exciting journey through the world of entertaining etymology awaits you. And often the story of words is like a real detective story!