Bibliograph

In other words, Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Type

Label

In other words, Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In other words

Oclc number

915135626

Responsibility statement

Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein

Summary

Jhumpa Lahiri 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. Lahiri investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice

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