{"product_id":"crossings-sylvia-molloy-9781803095196","title":"Crossings: Varied Imagination and Living Between Languages","description":"\u003cb\u003eA captivating exploration of identity, language, and memory, weaving together whimsical and profound vignettes that challenge our understanding of home and self in a multicultural world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e, Sylvia Molloy embarks on an evocative exploration of the intricate and profound experience of living between languages, cultures, and geographies. A pioneering Argentine writer, fluent in Spanish, English, and French, Molloy inhabited all three languages, shuttling back, forth, and between, aware that each place and each language bring forth a different self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The short entries that make up \"Varied Imagination\" and \"Living Between Languages\"--the two collections gathered in this volume for the first time--revolve around an interrelated set of questions. What makes \"home\"? Does language make or destabilize a sense of home? How does speaking a language or switching between languages perform one's place in the world? These vignettes capture the realization that the most seemingly natural things in life--such as home, language, and identity--depend entirely on performance. Each act, each word communicates something, means something, does something to their specific audience; another audience might react quite differently. Molloy wrote, rewrote, edited, and reworked to find the right mix to express the \u003ci\u003eestar entre\u003c\/i\u003e or \"between\" that was her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this compelling volume, Molloy's reflections on the fluidity of identity and the transient nature of home resonate deeply, prompting readers to contemplate the profound connections between language, place, memory, and lived experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvia Molloy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803095199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803095196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Sylvia Molloy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46526442275071,"sku":"9781803095196","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c27f4c1-085b-46bf-82e0-27a888af2ce3.jpg?v=1737556197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossings-sylvia-molloy-9781803095196","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}