A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world

Part I: Childhood. Before meaning -- Minds, meeting and parting -- Feral polyglot -- Prosthesis -- Crevasses -- Part II: Maturity. Rectilinear movement of time -- Resolving ambiguities -- How to be a success! -- Pleasure hunts -- Part III: Loss. Missing words -- Limits -- Silence