Exophony

Resumen del libro

Are you formed by your mother tongue?How might the world unfold if you stepped outside of its rhythms?In this playful and daring interrogation of language, the globally acclaimed Yoko Tawada reveals the poetics, politics and potential of existing outside one's mother tongue. From Senegalese writers discarding colonial-enforced French to the increasing use of loan words in her native Japanese, Tawada deconstructs the ways in which the world shapes and is shaped by languages: their hidden systems of power, their sweeping histories and, ultimately, the people who claim, reject, adapt or romanticise them. Exophony is an invitation to revel in the possibilities that emerge when we dare to seek beyond the familiar - and a sharp, incisive series of essays in which Tawada's erudite wit and multidimensional curiosity sing.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong Yoko Tawadax{0026}lt;/strong (Tokio, 1960) se trasladó a Hamburgo cuando tenía veintidós años y se instaló en Berlín en 2006. Escribe tanto en japonés, su lengua materna, como en alemán. Ha publicado novelas, cuentos, piezas teatrales y ensayos, y ha recibido numerosos galardones, como el Premio Akutagawa, el Tanizaki, el Adelbert von Chamisso y la Medalla Goethe. En Anagrama ha publicado x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Memorias de una osa polarx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong (Premio Warwick para Obras Traducidas Escritas por Mujeres): Lean con un lápiz en la mano. No dejarán de subrayar frases inteligentísimas (x{0026}lt;em El Mundox{0026}lt;/em ).x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El emisariox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong ganó el National Book Award en 2018.x{0026}lt;/p