Fifty sounds : a memoir of language, learning, and longing
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2022., , ©2021.
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Franklin Ave. Library - Memoirs - Adult
495.68 B
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2022., , ©2021.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxviii, 350 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Fifty Sounds is a genre-defying meditation on language from an electric new voice. When Polly Barton moved to a remote island in Japan at twenty-one, she did not anticipate the total sensory bombardment: "It is a possession, a bedevilment, a physical takeover." Divided into fifty onomatopoeic Japanese phrases, this elegantly written and deeply introspective memoir recounts her path to grasping the basics and becoming not only a literary translator but fluent in one of the most difficult vernaculars in the world. From min-min, the sound of air screaming, to hi'sori, the sound of harboring masochist tendencies, Barton renders these foreign sounds to reflect on the meaning of being an outsider, cultural conformity, and even the transformative philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. A classic in the making, Fifty Sounds unearths the distinctly human act of learning to communicate and think in a new way"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barton, P. (2022). Fifty sounds: a memoir of language, learning, and longing (First American edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barton, Polly. 2022. Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language, Learning, and Longing. Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barton, Polly. Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language, Learning, and Longing Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barton, Polly. Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language, Learning, and Longing First American edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2022.
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