Misinterpretation - Couverture souple

Xhoga, Ledia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1959030809 ISBN 13 : 9781959030805

Editeur : Tin House Books, 2024

Synopsis

In present-day New York City, an Albanian interpreter reluctantly agrees to work with Alfred, a Kosovar torture survivor, during his therapy sessions. Despite her husband's cautions, she soon becomes entangled in her clients' struggles: Alfred's nightmares stir up her own buried memories, and an impulsive attempt to help a Kurdish poet leads to a risky encounter and a reckless plan.

As ill-fated decisions stack up, jeopardizing the nameless narrator's marriage and mental health, she takes a spontaneous trip to reunite with her mother in Albania, where her life in the United States is put into stark relief. When she returns to face the consequences of her actions, she must question what is real and what is not. Ruminative and propulsive, Ledia Xhoga's debut novel, Misinterpretation, interrogates the darker legacies of family and country, and the boundary between compassion and self-preservation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ledia Xhoga is an Albanian American fiction writer and playwright. Before getting an MFA in fiction from Texas State University, she worked in publishing in New York City. She has been published in Intrepid Times, Hobart, KGB magazine, and other journals. Originally from Tirana, Albania, she lives with her family in Brooklyn and the Catskills.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tin House Books
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1959030809
• ISBN 13: 9781959030805
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible