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Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Release Date : 19 January 2017
Publisher : Random House India
Genre : Literary Collections
Pages : 150
ISBN 13 : 9789385890727

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Book excerpt: 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 self-reflection, In Other Words is Lahiri’s meditation on the process of learning to express herself in another language—and the stunning journey of a writer seeking a new voice.

In Other Words

Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : Random House India
Genre : Literary Collections
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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 self-reflection, In Other ...

In Other Words

Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Genre : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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"A series of reflections on the author's experiences learning a new language and living abroad, in a dual-language edition"--...

In Other Words

Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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From the Pulitzer Prize winner, a surprising, powerful and eloquent non-fiction debut. In Other Words 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 ...

In Other Words

Author : Christopher J. Moore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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"A delightful treasure house, literally a thesaurus, of linguistic marvels." --from the foreword by bestselling author Simon Winchester A colorfully illustrated collection of more than ninety untranslatable words and phrases and the unique insights they offer into the cultures they come from. Ever racked your brain for a word you're ...

In Other Words

Author : Mona Baker
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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In Other Words is the definitive coursebook for anyone studying translation. Assuming no knowledge of foreign languages, it offers both a practical and theoretical guide to translation studies, and provides an important foundation for training professional translators. Drawing on modern linguistic theory, this best-selling text provides a solid base to ...

Other Words for Home

Author : Jasmine Warga
Publisher : HarperCollins
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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New York Times bestseller and Newbery Honor Book! A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed. Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older ...

Love and Other Words

Author : Christina Lauren
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Genre : Fiction
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After a decade apart, childhood sweethearts reconnect by chance in New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren’s touching, romantic novel Love and Other Words…how many words will it take for them to figure out where it all went wrong? The story of the heart can never be unwritten. ...

Junior Thesaurus

Author : Andrew Schiller,William Atwell Jenkins
Publisher : Scott Foresman & Company
Genre : English language
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An illustrated, alphabetical list of words, their synonyms, antonyms, and the shades of meaning between them....

The Merriam Webster Thesaurus

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam Webster
Genre : Reference
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More than 150,000 synonyms, antonyms, related and contrasted words, and idioms. Alphabetically organized for ease of use. Abundant usage examples. Brief definitions describe shared meanings. Sans serif font....

Germs

Author : Judith Miller,William J Broad,Stephen Engelberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Genre : History
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In the wake of the anthrax letters following the attacks on the World Trade Center, Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying -- and less understood -- than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a ...

In Other Words Love

Author : Shirley Jump
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Genre : Fiction
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She’s been hired to ghostwrite a CEO’s autobiography… Yep, that CEO. The one who broke her heart. When Kate’s agent gets her the job of writing Trent’s autobiography, she almost balks. The charismatic founder of his own outdoor clothing company dumped her when they were in ...

In Other Words

Author : Mona Baker
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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This best-selling textbook is the essential coursebook for any student studying in this field. The second edition has been fully revised to reflect recent developments in the field and incorporates: a new chapter that addresses issues of ethics and ideology; examples and exercises from new genres; new project-driven exercises; updated ...

In Other Words

Author : Gail Chester
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Literary Criticism
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This is a book for all women writers, professional, amateur or aspiring, in which forty women talk about writing and the part it plays in their lives. Self-discovery, work, personal liberation, communication, hope for change – all these motives inspire these short and direct personal statements. The contributors come from very ...

In Other Words

Author : Charles H. Cosgrove,W. Dow Edgerton
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Genre : Religion
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In recent years, popular new forms of Bible translation have emerged -- "The Message, The Book of God, The Living Bible" -- proving many modern biblical seekers are looking for a kind of Scripture-to-English guidebook. This exceptional book offers a similar avenue to pastors wanting to reach their congregations in ...

In Other Words

Author : Peggy Richerson Yancy
Publisher : WestBow Press
Genre : Religion
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Life can be a challenge! We all need encouragement and guidance. Contemplating the Word of God provides strength for living. IN OTHER WORDS brings the loving promises of God alive with applicable meaning for all believers!...