{"product_id":"9781778400391","title":"Pandexicon","description":"Author: Wayne Grady\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781778400391\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;Did you keep a list of the words coined by Covid? Wayne Grady did! They\u0026amp;#x27;re deftly woven into a journal\/timeline, taking us through two years of surrealism and limbo.\u0026amp;#x27; - Margaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis exploration of the many new terms of the Covid-19 pandemic provides insight into the ways an ever-evolving vocabulary helped us cope with our anxiety and adapt to a new reality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic struck in early 2020, Wayne Grady started collecting the words and phrases that arose from our shared global experience. Some, such as \u0026amp;#x27;uptick\u0026amp;#x27; and \u0026amp;#x27;pivot\u0026amp;#x27;, had existed before but now took on new meaning, and others, such as \u0026amp;#x27;covidivorce\u0026amp;#x27;, \u0026amp;#x27;quarantini\u0026amp;#x27;, \u0026amp;#x27;covexit\u0026amp;#x27;, and \u0026amp;#x27;shecession\u0026amp;#x27;, appeared for the first time, their meaning instantly clear. Through this new vocabulary, we became more able to adapt to change, to domesticate it in a sense, and to reduce our fears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from the very beginning of the pandemic (the \u0026amp;#x27;Before Times\u0026amp;#x27;) and our early response to it through the peaks and troughs of the various waves in countries throughout the world, and ending with a contemplation of what the \u0026amp;#x27;After Times\u0026amp;#x27; might look like, this book takes us on a journey through the pandemic and illuminates both how this new language has unfolded and how it has changed the way we think about ourselves and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852884005022,"sku":"ADS-9781778400391","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781778400391.jpg?v=1779064131","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781778400391","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}