Where There Is Danger

Winner of the 2015 Prix Valery Larbaud

Writer, professor, translator and editor Luba Jurgenson lives between two languages--her 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 11/19/2019
ISBN: 9781644690390
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Foreword 10/26/2019