Exophony : voyages outside the mother tongue
Tawada, Yōko, 1960-2025
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How perfect that Tawada's first essay collection in English dives deep into her lifelong fascination with the possibilities opened up by cross-hybridizing languages. Tawada famously writes in both Japanese and German, but her interest in language reaches beyond any mere dichotomy. The term 'exophonic', which she first heard in Senegal, has a special allure for the author: 'I was already familiar with similar terms, 'immigrant literature,' or 'creole literature,' but 'exophonic' had a much broader meaning, referring to the general experience of existing outside of one's mother tongue.
Main title:
Exophony : voyages outside the mother tongue / Yoko Tawada ; translated from the Japanese by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda ; introduced by Naoise Dolan.
Author:
Tawada, Yōko, 1960-, author
Imprint:
London : Dialogue Books, 2025.
Collation:
xii, 173 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: New Directions.
ISBN:
9780349704197 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
306.446306.44
Language:
EnglishJapanese
Added title:
BRN:
8282218
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult non-fiction | 306.44Language | Onloan - Due: 27 Dec 2025 |