You might have heard the saying 'you're in a pickle' meaning you're
in a difficult situation. This is just one example of Rotwelsch, an
ancient language of the road influenced by Yiddish and written in
rudimentary signs, and spoken by vagrants and refugees, merchants
and thieves since the European Middle Ages. Martin Puchner grew up
knowing that Rotwelsch was of unusual interest to his family. When
he inherited a family achive, it led him on a journey not only into
the history of this extraordinary language but also into his
family's connections to the Nazi Party, for whom Rotwelsch held a
particular significance. The Language of Thieves is a compelling
story of the mindset and milieu of Central Europe and of the way
language can be used to evade oppression. It is also a deeply
moving reckoning with a family's buried past.
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