Saudade
/Portuguese – /sawˈðaðe/
a vague and constant desire for something
that does not and probably cannot exist.
Japanese / n. / mɒ.nɒ.nɒ.ɐ.wɐ.ɾeɪ / mo-no-no-a-wah-ray.
Pathos of understanding the transiency of the world and its beauty.
German – 'vald-In-“zam-kIt (VALD-eye-n-zam-kite)
The feeling of being alone in the woods.
German / n. / leːbnsˈkʁaŋkˌhaɪt̯ / lee-buns-krank-hite
Lit. life sickness/disease; existential anomie;
world-weariness; coined by Hermann Hesse.
Chinese / n. / beɪ.ɕɪ.ʤiaʊ.ʤi / bay-shee-jeeow-jee
Intermingled feelings of sadness and joy.
Amharic / n. /
a person, thing gone by.
n.nɐˈdrɨf / nuh-dreef.
Lit. a tear, rend, or break; an outburst of emotion or passion,
ften uncontrollable and possibly also irrational, when deeply hidden feelings.
English (new) / n. / ˈkrɪs.ə.lɪsm / kriss-uh-lissm
The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm;
coined by John Koenig.
Japanese / n. / kɑːwæ.kɑːɺiː / kar-wah-kar-ree
Lit. river bright; the glow/gleam of the river at dusk (or in the darkness).
Japanese / n. / ʊk.iːjəʊ / ook-ee-oh.
Lit floating/drifting world; appraising the ephemerality
of the world; living within transient moments of fleeting beauty.
Japanese (Gitaigo) / n. / ɯɑɪ.ɯɑɪ / wa-iy wa-iy.
The sound of children playing.
Latin / n., adj. / səʊˈlɪvəɡənt / so-liv-a-gnt.
n. A lone wanderer.
adj. characterized by lone wandering.
Greek / n. / e.leu.theˈriːa / el-yoo-theh-ree-ya.
Freedom, liberty, licence.
Russian / n. / ˈpʌʃ.ləst / puhsh-luhst.
Triviality, banality; philistinism; something devoid of meaning
or beauty; the ‘falsely’ meaningful or beautiful; a misguided belief
that happiness can be found in phenomena that are not conducive to it
(e.g., consumerism).
The Creative Process: Interviews & Portraits of the World’s Leading Authors & Creative Thinkers
Inspiring Students – Encouraging Reading - Connecting through Stories
The Creative Process exhibition is traveling to universities and museums. The Creative Process exhibition consists of interviews with over 100 esteemed writers, including Joyce Carol Oates, Hilary Mantel, Neil Gaiman, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Tobias Wolff, Richard Ford, Junot Díaz, Marie Darrieussecq, Michel Faber, T.C. Boyle, Jay McInerney, George Saunders, Geoff Dyer, Dave Eggers, Etgar Keret, Douglas Kennedy, Sam Lipsyte, and Yiyun Li, among others. Artist and interviewer: Mia Funk.
The Creative Process: Interviews & Portraits of the World’s Leading Authors & Creative Thinkers
Inspiring Students – Encouraging Reading - Connecting through Stories
The Creative Process exhibition is traveling to universities and museums. The Creative Process exhibition consists of interviews with over 100 esteemed writers, including Joyce Carol Oates, Hilary Mantel, Neil Gaiman, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Tobias Wolff, Richard Ford, Junot Díaz, Marie Darrieussecq, Michel Faber, T.C. Boyle, Jay McInerney, George Saunders, Geoff Dyer, Dave Eggers, Etgar Keret, Douglas Kennedy, Sam Lipsyte, and Yiyun Li, among others. Artist and interviewer: Mia Funk.