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Writer explores world without words
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Han Shaogong stunningly unmasked the omnipresent po-wer of
language in his "Maqiao Cidian (Maqiao Dictionary)."
So it seems at once surprising and natural that he should in every
page of his new work, "Anshi (intimations)," again prompt readers to
be aware of the non-verbal world that surrounds them.
"Man could only live in the world of language," Han declared,
after he finished "Maqiao Dictionary."
However, as he says in the preface of "Intimations," published by
People'...
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