In Other Words
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Jhumpa Lahiri
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Namesake delivers a powerful meditation on the process of learning to express herself in Italian—and the stunning journey of a writer seeking a new voice. • "The most evocative, unpretentious, astute account of a writing life I have read.” —The Washington Post On a post-college visit to Florence, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri fell in love with the Italian language. Twenty years later, seeking total immersion, she and her family relocated to Rome, where she began to read and write solely in her adopted tongue. In Other Words is a startling act of self-reflection.
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Author
Jhumpa Lahiri
Pages
256
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2016-02-09
ISBN
1101875569 9781101875568
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"I received this book as an advanced copy from the publisher. I must say that it is well written and I love the bilingual text. At first I thought it had some Eat, Pray, Love selfishness, because she didn't talk that much about her family, just Italian and Italy. Then at the end I realized that was the point and it was well done. I also thought she could have been less repetitive in her points, but it all ties together."
"A glorious exploration of the pleasure of learning for learnings own sake. Also, anyone interested in Italian or Etymology might like this."
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