Fifty Words For Snow. A delightful collection that brings together culture & adventure through frozen landscapes as it shares the meaning behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe. Snow is surreal. Each language has it’s own words for the magical & mesmerising silver flakes that fall beautifully from the sky. An exquisite exploration of snow by the writer & Arctic traveller Nancy Campbell.
In Japanese, we encounter yuki-onna, a ‘snow woman’ who drifts through the frosted land. In Icelandic, it is hundslappadrífa, ‘snowflakes as big as a dog’s paw’ that softly blanket the streets. In Maori, we meet Huka-rere, ‘one of the children of rain & wind.’ From the mountain tops & frozen seas to the city parks & desert hills, each of these linguistic snow crystals offer a wonderful world of myth, mystery & surprising story.
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