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The Genius Of Language: Fifteen Writers Reflect On Their Mother Tongue
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Reprint edition from Anchor Books (July 12, 2005)
9781400033232 | details & prices | 241 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $13.95
About: 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.
About: 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.