In Other Words
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01A7QR4XW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful nonfiction debut - an "honest, engaging, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words" (Kirkus Reviews). In Other Words is a revelation. 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. There, she begins to read and to write - initially in her journal - solely in Italian. It is at heart a love story - of a long and sometimes difficult courtship and a passion that ver
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