In Other Words
Book description
National Best Seller
On a post-college visit to Florence, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri fell in love with the Italian language. Twenty years later, seeking total immersion, she and her family relocated to Rome, where she began to read and write solely in her adopted tongue. A startling act of…
Why read it?
1 author picked In Other Words as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
At the height of her success as an American writer, Lahiri moved to Italy to pursue her dream of mastering the Italian language.
She got more than what she had hoped for—a new voice, not just a new language. But this discovery comes after many trials and tribulations that show her that a language is a whole universe that demands we completely re-invent, not merely translate ourselves.
This is the memoir of a writer who is keenly aware of language as a key part of our human condition, bilingual already before leaving Italy (in Bengali and English) and never fully…
From Andreea's list on memoirs about crossing cultures to find yourself.
Want books like In Other Words?
Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like In Other Words.
Browse books like In Other Words
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in Italy, Rome, and ancient Rome?
10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about Italy, Rome, and ancient Rome.