For single mothers working as train conductors /
Wolfson, Laura Esther,author.
"Winner of the Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction"--
After years of immersion in the Russian and French languages, while struggling to gain a basic understanding of Judaism, its history, and her place in it; Wolfson was forced to give up her existence as a globetrotting interpreter when her lungs begin to collapse and fail. She sought consolation by reading Proust in the original while commuting by subway to a desk job that required no more than a minimal knowledge of French. Here she transports us to Paris, the Republic of Georgia, upstate New York, the Upper West Side, and the corridors of the United Nations, musing on all she has lived through. -- adapted from publisher info
"Winner of the Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction"--
After years of immersion in the Russian and French languages, while struggling to gain a basic understanding of Judaism, its history, and her place in it; Wolfson was forced to give up her existence as a globetrotting interpreter when her lungs begin to collapse and fail. She sought consolation by reading Proust in the original while commuting by subway to a desk job that required no more than a minimal knowledge of French. Here she transports us to Paris, the Republic of Georgia, upstate New York, the Upper West Side, and the corridors of the United Nations, musing on all she has lived through. -- adapted from publisher info
For single mothers working as train conductors -- The husband method -- Climbing Montmartre -- Proust at rush hour -- "Whose mom are you?" -- The bagels in the snowflake -- Haunting synagogues -- The book of disaster -- Russian afternoons -- On the couch -- Infelicities of style -- Losing the Nobel -- Other incidents in the precinct.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178).
Winner of the Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction 2017
Wolfson, Laura Esther.
Wolfson, Laura Esther
Multilingual persons
Jewish women
Divorced women
Women authors
Divorced women.
Jewish women.
Multilingual persons.
Women authors.