In Other Words: In Other Words

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Synopsis
In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story—of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery always eluded her. Seeking full immersion, she decides to move to Rome with her family, for “a trial by fire, a sort of baptism” into a new language and world. There, she begins to read, and to write—initially in her journal—solely in Italian.

In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice. Presented in a dual-language format, this is a wholly original book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Vladimir Nabokov: a startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention.

Copyright:
2016

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
168 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781101875568
Related ISBNs:
9781101875551
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Jhumpa Lahiri
Adult content:
No
Language:
English, Italian
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Foreign Language Study
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Ann Goldstein

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