A01=Paul West
A01=Paula Benson
A01=Rosie Walford
Author_Paul West
Author_Paula Benson
Author_Rosie Walford
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Product details
- ISBN 9780747575160
- Dimensions: 180 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 04 Oct 2004
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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What was the Peruvian brand manager thinking of when he named his delicious tuna 'Grated Fanny'? Do Italians cleaning their bathrooms with 'Smac' or 'Toke' scrub with wilder arm movements and wider eyes? And how do you fancy tucking in to a packet of 'Chubi' or a bar of 'Plopp' chocolate with your afternoon tea? Shelf Life is a stunning full-colour collection of over 100 of the more, shall we say, colourful products gracing the shelves of the global marketplace. More characterful than any global mega-brand, the local goods gathered here don't kowtow to foreign marketing concerns. From 'Puke' playing cards to 'Climax' disinfectant, 'Colon' washing powder to 'Cocagne' mackerel fillets and 'Kack liquorice, this is a bitingly funny and stylish celebration of glorious misadventures in translation.
Rosie Walford, ex-writer and journalist, devises communications for development charities. Paul West and Paula Benson are graphic designers.
