In Other Words

In Other Words

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Part of Narratori della Fenice

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A series of reflections on the author's experiences learning a new language and living abroad. Il primo libro che nasce direttamente in italiano da un'autrice di madrelingua bengalese che ha sempre parlato e scritto in inglese. E la testimonianza di un tenace percorso di scoperta e di apprendimento e di un obiettivo, raggiunto, di potenza e fluidità espressiva, ancora più preziosa perché conserva tra le righe l'eco affascinante di una distanza, quella che sempre ci separa dall'oggetto d'amore: la distanza impercettibile e infinita del desiderio.

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    How does Jhumpa Lahiri’s decision to write in Italian—abandoning the mastery she had in English—change the relationship between an author and her craft?

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    Lahiri describes learning Italian as a passionate love affair, fraught with frustration and longing; how does this romantic metaphor influence the way you view the struggle of mastering a new skill?

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    In what ways does moving to a new country and adopting a new language allow a person to reinvent their identity, and has there ever been a time in your life when you felt like a completely different person in a new environment?

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