Lost In Translation: A Life in a New Language
Author: Eva Hoffman
In 1959 13-year-old Eva Hoffman made a voyage that took her from the familiar, loved country of her childhood to the unknown New World. Her life was irrevocably divided in two. In this personal memoir, she evokes the landscapes of postwar Poland – recently war-torn, suffering oppression, yet also the land of friends, first love, first home. She then sets out to convey the….Read More
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