{"product_id":"on-borrowed-words-a-memoir-of-language","title":"On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOn Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eIlan Stavans\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780142000946\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Publishing Group\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2002\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e272\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eYiddish, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong 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, \u003cb\u003eOn Borrowed Words\u003c\/b\u003e is a compelling exploration of Stavans's search for his place in the world.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language | Ilan Stavans | Paperback | 9780142000946 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks E 1760793","offer_id":49229574701208,"sku":"1760793","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61S_35A6kZL.jpg?v=1781219065","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/on-borrowed-words-a-memoir-of-language","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}