D.L. Thurston’s Reviews > Out of the Silent Planet > Status Update

Human ends up on Mars and quickly learns the local dialect. Seems a common trope from the early days of science fiction, seen here and in several of the Save the Sci-Fi books I've read.

Only of the 1939 Retro Hugo nominees available on Kindle. Which makes it as good a place to start as any as I track down the other titles.