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On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language

On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language

On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language
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On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language

by Ilan Stavans

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Viking Adult, August 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 0.9 x 8.4 x 6.1 Inches; 256 pages

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Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, and English-at various points in Ilan Stavans's life, each of these has been his primary language. In this rich memoir, the linguistic chameleon outlines his remarkable cultural heritage from his birth in politically fragile Mexico, through his years as a student activist and young Zionist in Israel, to his present career as a noted and controversial academic and writer. Along the way, Stavans introduces readers to some of the remarkable members of his family-his brother, a musical wunderkind; his father, a Mexican soap opera star; his grandmother, who arrived in Mexico from Eastern Europe in 1929 and wrote her own autobiography. Masterfully weaving personal reminiscences with a provocative investigation into language acquisition and cultural code switching, On Borrowed Words is a compelling exploration of Stavans's search for his place in the world.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language
Author
Ilan Stavans
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
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Very Good-
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Edition
First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10
0670877638
ISBN 13
9780670877638
Publisher
Viking Adult
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
August 2001
Pages
256

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