Lost in Translation ~ Eva Hoffman

Lost in Translation ~ Eva Hoffman

Medium soft cover
Name of previous owner in ink on first page
Excellent condition

A poignant memoir of exile and identity, Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language by Eva Hoffman traces her journey from post-war Poland to Canada and the United States. Through lyrical reflection, Hoffman explores the emotional and intellectual dislocation of immigration, the loss of cultural intimacy, and the slow, painful process of rebuilding selfhood in a new tongue.

Structured in three partsParadise, Exile, and The New Worldthe book chronicles Hoffmans transformation from a Polish girl steeped in language and tradition to a woman navigating the alien terrain of English and Western norms. Her love of words becomes both a lifeline and a battleground, as she wrestles with the nuances of meaning, memory, and belonging. This is not just a story of migration, but a meditation on the soul of language itself.