Jhumpa Lahiri
1. In Other Words
In Other Words
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6 Stunden und 53 Minuten
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Erscheinungsdatum
29.01.2026
Hörtyp
Lesung
Fassung
ungekürzt
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MP3
Anzahl Dateien
56
Verlag
Bloomsbury AcademicÜbersetzt von
Ann Goldstein
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781037202209
Bloomsbury presents In Other Words written and read by Jhumpa Lahiri
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'A passionate love letter to language and to Italy ... a bold and quirkily engaging self-portrait' - Lee Langley, Spectator
'A writer of uncommon elegance and poise' - New York Times
'A fascinating account of her linguistic exile' - Erica Wagner, Harper's Bazaar
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In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterwards, true mastery had always eluded her.
Seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for 'a trial by fire, a sort of baptism' into a new language and world. There, she began to read and to write – initially in her journal – solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice.
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.
This audiobook is read by the author in both English and the original Italian.
_______________
'A passionate love letter to language and to Italy ... a bold and quirkily engaging self-portrait' - Lee Langley, Spectator
'A writer of uncommon elegance and poise' - New York Times
'A fascinating account of her linguistic exile' - Erica Wagner, Harper's Bazaar
_______________
In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterwards, true mastery had always eluded her.
Seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for 'a trial by fire, a sort of baptism' into a new language and world. There, she began to read and to write – initially in her journal – solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice.
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.
This audiobook is read by the author in both English and the original Italian.
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