Literary

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flits/flash

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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In this chapter, de Meijer writes about Dutch as the language of her inner world. 4 $0.40 Add
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Hum

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Further explores Partition and the unease with which it was talked about. Singh recounts his grandfather’s stories, comparing them with his mother’s, plotting his lineage of storytellers. 19 $1.90 Add
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The Man’s Man

From: Imagined Truths

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The author further explores his relationship with his grandfather and family history. 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter Six

From: Rooms

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Set in 2021 in Montreal, this final chapter explores the question of how to make a writing life, and how the author has ended up where they are in life. It continues to examine the concepts of … 34 $3.40 Add
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gastarbeider/guest labourer

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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The author confronts conflicting feelings about the aesthetics of the Dutch language. 6 $0.60 Add
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It’s All in Your Mind

From: Imagined Truths

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This chapter discusses mental health and illness, abuse, and the author’s relationship with his mother. 29 $2.90 Add
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Prince Albert year

From: The Wheel of Things

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Silences

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Talks about the story told within an author’s silence. What is revealed by the stories omitted. Singh illustrates this through the story of his mother’s older sister—a story she … 8 $0.80 Add
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heimwee/homesick

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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The author and her partner deal with a Neo Nazi during a trip to the Netherlands 6 $0.60 Add
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Schoolteacher

From: The Wheel of Things

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Sunday Morning

From: My Mother, My Translator

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A quattrain about trains in his mother’s dream. 2 $0.20 Add
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The Dutiful Son

From: Imagined Truths

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The author further details his relationship with his mother. 25 $2.50 Add
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ik/I

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

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The alphabet in Dutch, along with a helpful guide. 6 $0.60 Add
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Newspaperwoman

From: The Wheel of Things

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Smoke

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Singh shares a folktale told to him by his mother before telling a story from when he first moved to Canada. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Land of Opportunity

From: Imagined Truths

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The author continues to detail his life in America and discusses racism and imperialism in the U.S.. 25 $2.50 Add