{"product_id":"translation-as-home-a-multilingual-life-9781487547929","title":"Translation as Home: A Multilingual Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslation as Home\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of autobiographical essays by Ilan Stavans that eloquently and unequivocally make the case that translation is not only a career, but a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Mexico City, Ilan Stavans is an essayist, anthologist, literary scholar, translator, and editor. Stavans has changed languages at various points in his life: from Yiddish to Spanish to Hebrew and English. A controversial public intellectual, he is the world's authority on hybrid languages and on the history of dictionaries. His influential studies on Spanglish have redefined many fields of study, and he has become an international authority on translation as a mechanism of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection deals with Stavans's three selves: Mexican, Jewish, and American. The volume presents his recent essays, some previously unpublished, addressing the themes of language, identity, and translation and emphasizing his work in Latin American and Jewish studies. It also features conversations between Stavans and writers, educators, and translators, including Regina Galasso, the author of the introduction and editor of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ilan Stavans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487547929","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710520791177,"sku":"9781487547929","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a228f78f-cce9-4cd6-9297-6b34b1ce4ea2.jpg?v=1719537684","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/translation-as-home-a-multilingual-life-9781487547929","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}