The genius of language
by Wendy Lesser
StyleSecond language acquisitionBiographyLanguageImmigrantsBilingualismForeign speakersAmerican Authors
A collection of original essays reflects on their writers' formative experiences of language and culture, from Bharati Mukherjee's appreciation of the Bangla language after the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1946, to Amy Tan's frustration with comparisons betweenEnglish and Chinese.
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Book data: Open Library