BOOKS by Mary Besemeres

Translating Lives: Living with Two Languages and Cultures more books like this

by Mary Besemeres (Editor), Anna Wierzbicka (Editor)

Recounting the personal experiences of 12 bilingual Australians, this immensely moving collection of stories shows how immersion in two overlapping cultures affects one's perspectives on the world and relationships with other people. Including contributions from Kim Scott and Eva Sallis, these stories-childhood recollections, migrant experiences, ...

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Translating One's Self: Language and Selfhood in Cross-Cultural Autobiography more books like this

by Mary Basemeres, Mary Besemeres

This study explores ways in which a person's inner world may differ from one language and culture to another, and how immigrants into a new language are challenged to become different persons. The book's focus on cross-cultural autobiography allo

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