Winner of the 2017 SATW Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book They say that Arabic takes seven years to learn and a lifetime to master. O’Neill had put in her time. Steeped in grammar tomes and outdated textbooks, she faced an increasing certainty that she was not only failing to master Arabic, but also driving herself crazy. She took a decade-long hiatus, but couldn’t shake her fascination with the language or the cultures it had opened up to her. So she decided to jump back in―this time with a new approach. Join O’Neill for a grand tour through the Middle East. You will laugh with her in Egypt, delight in the stories she passes on from the United Arab Emirates, and find yourself transformed by her experiences in Lebanon and Morocco. She’s packed her dictionaries, her unsinkable sense of humor, and her talent for making fast friends of strangers. From quiet, bougainvillea-lined streets to the lively buzz of crowded medinas, from families’ homes to local hotspots, she brings a part of the world that is thousands of miles away right to your door. A natural storyteller with an eye for the deeply absurd and the deeply human, Zora O’Neill explores the indelible links between culture and communication. A powerful testament to the dynamism of language, All Strangers Are Kin reminds us that learning another tongue leaves you rich with so much more than words.
All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World
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Author: O'Neill, Zora
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9789774168659
Details:
Author: O'Neill, Zora
Brand: The American University in Cairo Press
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 344
Release Date: 07-03-2018
Part Number: 30049245
Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.8 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9789774168659
