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Where There Is Danger (Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy)
164469039X pdf Winner of the 2015 Prix Valery Larbaud Writer, professor, translator and editor Luba Jurgenson lives between two languagesher native Russian and her adopted French. She recounts the coexistence of these two languages, as well as two bodies and two worlds, in an autobiographical text packed with fascinating anecdotes. Living bilingually can be uncomfortable, but this strange in-between state can equally serve as a refuge and inspire creativity. Jurgenson sheds light on this little-explored territory with lively prose and a keen awareness of her historical and literary context. Language, identity, translation, and the self: all are intertwined. The ceaseless journey of bilingualism is at last revealed.