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Exophony: Voyages Outside the Mother Tongue

By Yoko Tawada, Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda (Translator)
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By Yoko Tawada, Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda (Translator)
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An electrifying new side of the National Book Award Winner Yoko Tawada: her first book of essays in English

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC AWARD IN CRITICISM AND THE GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZE

A New Yorker Best Book of 2025

I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not “imitation” per se. All of these things I learn leave traces that slowly grow to coexist with my accent. And that balancing act goes on cha...

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