The Other Language

Hailed by The New York Times as a natural born storyteller, the acclaimed author of Rules of the Wild gives us nine incandescently smart stories, funny, elegant, and poignant by turns, that explore the power of change in relationships, in geographies, and across cultures to reveal unexpected aspects of ourselves Taking us to Venice during film festival season, where a woman buys a Chanel dress she can barely afford to a sun drenched Greek village at the height of the summer holidays, where a teenager encounters the shocks of first love and to a classical dance community in southern India, where a couple gives in to the urge to wander, these remarkable tales bring to life characters stepping outside their boundaries into new passions and destinies Enlivened by Francesca Marciano s wit, clear eye, and stunning evocations of people and places, The Other Language is an enthralling tour de force rich with many pleasures. Free Download The Other Language author Francesca Marciano For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr My friend Francesca s beautiful collection of stories is among the finalists for the Story Prize which will be announced tonight in NYC Fingers crossed In summary, such stories may sound like familiar tales of mid and later life crises, or like old fashioned fables about privileged Europeans who have washed up in provincial or colonial outposts What makes these tales stand out as captivating exemplars of storytelling craft is Ms Marciano s sympathetic, but wryly My friend Francesca s beautiful collection of stories is among the finalists for the Story Prize which will be announced tonight in NYC Fingers crossed In summary, such stories may sound like familiar tales of mid and later life crises, or like old fashione...I feel as if I just discovered another goddess of the short story genre Francesca Marciano s nine stories are so beautifully realized, so breathtaking in their scope, that I lost track of time while under their spell After seven years of European lie, she found herself smiling at the predicament she d found herself in It was a reminder that there were still places in the world where one could vanish, be lost, be found and rescued by strangers, Ms Marciano writes in one of her stories.Indeed I feel as if I just discovered another goddess of the short story genre Francesca Marciano s nine stories are so beautifully realized, so breathtaking in their scope, that I lost track of time while under their spell After seven years of European lie, she found herself smiling at the predicament she d found herself in It was a reminder...You always take your chances when you pick up a book of short stories, especially when you ve never even heard of the author You automatically assume that there ll be some duds, some just so so, and hopefully a couple of really great stories That s what I was hoping for when I picked up this book that had been on my shelf for a couple of years.Boy, was I surprised when every single one of these 9 stories turned out to be mini masterpieces EVERY SINGLE ONE Each one was complete in itself, no You always take your chances when you pick up a book of short stories, especially when you ve never even heard of the author You automatically assume that there ll be some duds, some just so so, and hopefully a couple of really great stories That s what I was hoping for when I picked up this book that had been on my shelf for a couple of years.Boy, was I surprised when every single one of these 9 stories turned out to be mini masterpieces EVERY SINGLE ONE Each one was complete in itself, no regret that the story had ended abruptly or prematurely, but rather like a novel that could be read ...Marciano writes with such naturalness and lack of artifice in each of these carefully composed and engrossing stories of women on the cusp that the reader is convinced the stories are about the author herself By the fourth intimate portrait we bow to the skill and craft that brought these stories to life We are privy to an entrancing fragility surrounding each central character as she faces choices and events that will shape her future Her confusion and uncertainty is something we know very w Marciano writes with such naturalness and lack of artifice in each of these carefully composed and engrossing stories of women on the cusp that the reader is convinced the stories are about the author herself By the fou...I d rate this 4.5 stars.Change can be difficult to deal with, and how we handle it defines us as a person Whether it s a change in a relationship, career, location, age, even the death of a loved one, change is often unexpected and it can produce some tumultuous results.The characters in Francesca Marciano s story collection, The Other Language, are all facing change of one sort or another Marciano s stories take place in foreign countries Italy, Greece, Tanzania, Kenya, India but although the I d rate this 4.5 stars.Change can be difficult to deal with, and how we handle it defines us as a person Whether it s a change in a relationship, career, location, age, even the death of a loved one, change is often unexpected and it can produce some tumultuous results.The characters in Francesca Marciano s story collection, The Other Language, are all facing change of one sort or another Marciano s stories take place in foreign countries Italy, Greece, Tanzania, Kenya, India but although the se...The language of love The language of loss The languages of betrayal, lust, disappointment, boredom, hope Francesca Marciano speaks each with gorgeous fluidity and astonishing fluency I had never heard of Marciano before the short story collection The Other Language was recommended to me Now I am poised to seek out all of her works As a reader and writer for whom place is nearly as important as character, I was delighted to find that Marciano speaks my language From her native Rome, to a h The language of love The language of loss The languages of betrayal, lust, disappointment, boredom, hope Francesca Marciano speaks each with gorgeous fluidity and astonishing fluency I had never heard of Marciano...I so enjoyed The Other Language Often when I read short stories they can feel obscure or unfamiliar, distant from any of my own experience The best part of Francesca Marciano s book for me was the familiarity of her voice These stories are a part of many women s stories As if your visiting a friend you haven t seen for years and you catch up on what s been happening in their life You can nod your head and say yes, yes, I ve experienced those same feeling s She understands women at the I so enjoyed The Other Language Often when I read short stories they can feel obscure or unfamiliar, distant from any of my own experience The best part of Francesca Marciano s book for me was the familiarity of her voice These stories are a part of many women s stories As if your visiting a friend you haven t seen for years and you catch up on what s been happening in their life You can nod your head and say yes, yes, I ve experienced those same feeling s She understands women at the mos...I started out having a love hate relationship with this book.What did I love The rich language, insightful characters, and exotic locales These nine stories are about women who follow their impulses, embrace change, and allow themselves to be vulnerable There is sadness and happiness and courage and passion The stories transport you to faraway lands, such as Italy, India, Africa, and they make you want to travel even if you ve sworn off it I liked every one of the stories, and I suspect the I started out having a love hate relationship with this book.What did I love The rich language, insightf...Marciano s The Other Language is a collection of short stories loosely held together by the theme of how language and culture shape us in ways we can t understand and can t change, no matter how much we might try While that is a compelling idea, there was so much missing from this book, which kept the stories from being fully satisfying Sure there were some beautiful passages and the stories take place in exotic locales, but I simply wasn t moved by these characters who are mostly young and Marciano s The Other Language is a collection of short stories loosely held together by the theme of how language and culture shape us in ways we can t unders...S la grande, s la piccola.Ascolto alla radio l intervista di Serena Dandini a Francesca Marciano.Sono amiche le due, per cui i complimenti si diffondono nell etere con lo spargi zucchero a velo.Per l intervista gradevole, e il mio interesse si accende quando viene fatto il nome di Alice Munro Marciano dice di non aver dormito la notte quando ha saputo che niente poco di meno che la temutissima Michiko Kakutani, critico del New York Times, avrebbe scritto una recensione sul suo libro di racco S la grande, s la piccola.Ascolto alla radio l intervista di Serena Dandini a Francesca Marciano.Sono amiche le due, per cui i complimenti si diffondono nell etere con lo spargi zucchero a velo.Per l intervista gradevole, e il mio interesse si accende quando viene fatto il nome di Alice Munro Marciano dice di non aver dormito la notte quando ha saputo che niente ...

• English
• 12 May 2017
Francesca Marciano
• Hardcover
• 304 pages
• 0307908364
• Francesca Marciano
• The Other Language