Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language, Learning, and Longing [Hardcover]

For anyone who has ever yearned to master a new language, Barton as a writer is searching, analytical, sharp.... Reading Barton in critical conversation with other textsshe loves Wittgensteins In a tone thats contemplative and playful, she ruminates on the works of Barthes, Wittgenstein, and Anne Caron, among others, to offer thought-provoking insights into literary translation as a form of activism and refuge . . . Filled with linguistic surprises and a quiet intellect, this is sure to delight language learners and literary readers alike. [A] sharp, belletristic debut . . . A refreshingly honest and novel look at the nuance and revelatory power of language. US