Dreaming in Hindi : life in translation
Rich, Katherine Russell2010
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Having survived a serious illness and now at an impasse in her career, the author accepts a freelance assignment to go to India, where she finds herself utterly overwhelmed by the place and the language. Before she knows it, she's on her way to Rajasthan to live with a local family and join a language school offering 'total immersion'.
Main title:
Dreaming in Hindi : life in translation / Katherine Russell Rich.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Portobello, 2010.
Collation:
xvii, 360 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781846272615 (pbk)
Dewey class:
954.0532092954.0532954.0532 RIC
Language:
English
Subject:
Rich, Katherine Russell -- Travel -- IndiaIndia -- Description and travelIndia -- Social life and customsUdaipur (Rajasthan, India) -- Description and travelUdaipur (Rajasthan, India) -- Social life and customsAmericans -- Travel -- IndiaHindi language -- Social aspectsHindi language -- Psychological aspects
BRN:
284050