Literary

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Ma and Pa
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Ma and Pa

From: My Mother, My Translator

Recalls Singh’s mother’s introduction to his father. Her status and success were highlighted as she entered into an unhappy marriage. 10 $1.00 Add
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Minister's Wife

Minister’s Wife

From: The Wheel of Things

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Mio/Mio
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Mio/Mio

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

The author recalls a trip to buy bread, and the power of names. 5 $0.50 Add
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Mistress of the Manse

Mistress of the Manse

From: The Wheel of Things

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My Mother, My Translator
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My Mother, My Translator

In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his … 280 View
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My Mother, My Translator
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My Mother, My Translator

From: My Mother, My Translator

Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his … 11 $1.10 Add
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natuur/nature
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natuur/nature

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

This chapter examines the poems of Ida Gerhardt. 7 $0.70 Add
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Newspaperwoman

Newspaperwoman

From: The Wheel of Things

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Not a Madeleine Dunked in Tea
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Not a Madeleine Dunked in Tea

From: My Mother, My Translator

Explores grief through food, music, and memory. Showcases how these facets of experience intersected with his grief. 16 $1.60 Add
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Old books and new views

Old books and new views

From: The Wheel of Things

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oud/old
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oud/old

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

On the chronic abstraction of using a language learned after childhood. 3 $0.30 Add
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Partitus
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Partitus

From: My Mother, My Translator

Discusses Partition, Singh’s relationship to and removal from those events as something that occurred before his time that his mother scarcely talked about. 11 $1.10 Add
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Passport to fairyland

Passport to fairyland

From: The Wheel of Things

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Patterns of a Childhood in Kashmir
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Patterns of a Childhood in Kashmir

From: My Mother, My Translator

Chronicles Singh’s childhood in India—family trips, dinners, and challenges, including the complexities and division created through language. 18 $1.80 Add
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Pen-friendships

Pen-friendships

From: The Wheel of Things

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piano/piano
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piano/piano

From: Alfabet/Alphabet

The chapter explores Dutch etemology. 7 $0.70 Add