In Other WordsIn Other Words
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Audiobook CD, 2016
Current format, Audiobook CD, 2016, Unabridged, Available ."A series of reflections on the author's experiences learning a new language and living abroad, in a dual-language edition"--
In Other Words is at heart a love storyof 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. And although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery had always eluded her. So in 2012, seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for a trial by fire, a sort of baptism into a new language and world.
In Rome, Lahiri began to read, and to writeinitially in her journalsolely 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, it is a book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Nabokov. A startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention.
In Other Words is at heart a love storyof 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. And although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery had always eluded her. So in 2012, seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for a trial by fire, a sort of baptism into a new language and world.
In Rome, Lahiri began to read, and to writeinitially in her journalsolely 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, it is a book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Nabokov. A startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention.
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- [Westminster, Md.] : Books on Tape ; New York : Random House Audio, [2016]
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