Translingualism

Descripció
Books by authors who write in more than one language or in a language other than their primary or childhood one. Also books about the phenomenon of translingualism/exophony (why do writers "switch" languages...). Please limit this to one representative title per author.
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1
Tot esperant Godot
de Samuel Beckett
12,908 membres
159 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 1
4 Members
Dilara86, spiphany, ahef1963, mspixieears
Explicacions
mspixieears: originally written in French while author was living there
2
Foc pàl·lid
de Vladimir Nabokov
7,923 membres
139 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 6
2 Members
Dilara86, spiphany
3
La lentitud
de Milan Kundera
2,262 membres
30 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 7
2 Members
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: This is the first of Kundera's novels written in French; his previous works were in Czech
4
El testament francès
de Andreï Makine
1,550 membres
34 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 8
2 Members
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
spiphany: Russian-born Makine at first had to pretend that his French novels had been based on Russian manuscripts because the publishers didn't believe that he could have composed them in French
5
Das geraubte Kind
de Galsan Tschinag
15 membres
4
Classificació global 11
2 Members
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
Dilara86: Ethnic Tuvan Mongolian author who writes in German.
6
The horse of pride : life in a Breton village
de Pierre-Jakez Helias
166 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 50
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: The author wrote The Horse of Pride in Breton, then translated it into French himself.
7
No plorar
de Lydie Salvayre
157 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 52
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Written in a mixture of French and Spanish.
8
Wizard of the Crow
de Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
927 membres
17 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 9
2 Members
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
Dilara86: Translated from Kikuyu into English by the author
9
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine
de Alina Bronsky
350 membres
26 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 42
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Author of Russian origin who moved to Germany as a teenager. She writes in German.
10
Assommons les pauvres !
de Shumona Sinha
36 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Classificació global 10
2 Members
Dilara86, spiphany
Explicacions
Dilara86: Indian author who writes in French
11
On a Red Station, Drifting
de Aliette de Bodard
312 membres
33 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 44
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: French author who writes in English
12
Nagori : la nostalgie de la saison qui vient de nous quitter
de Ryoko Sekiguchi
34 membres
4 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 77
Member
Dilara86
Explicacions
Dilara86: Japanese author - writes in French
13
Le cycle de Syffe, I : L'enfant de poussière: Le cycle de Syffe, I
de Patrick K. Dewdney
18 membres
½ 3.5
Classificació global 92
Member
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