My language is a jealous lover
Auteur :
Bravi, Adrián N.
Éditeur :
Rutgers University Press
ISBN :
9781978834583
Date de publication :
13 janv. 2023
Dimensions :
20,3 x 12,7 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
27 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores the plights and successes of authors who lived and wrote in languages other than their mother tongue. Discussing everything from creoles to dying languages and from the Tower of Babel to the Sicilian Vespers, Adrian Bravi bears witness to the frustrations, the soul-searching, the pain, and the joys of embracing another language.