What Language Do I Dream in?

Author(s): Elena Lappin

Biography & Memoir

Elena Lappin was born in Russia. Her parents speak Russian to one another, and to their children. Elena speaks Czech to her brother, but he writes in German and she writes in English. Lappin explores what it is to be a writer, what language is, and much more.


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Elena Lappin can absorb new languages like a sponge absorbing water: a useful gift, since a life begun in Russia soon swept her from country to country, and she could live comfortably in each of them. But in which could she go that one step further, and find her true self as the writer she knew herself to be? This book is her story of her search for that special language. It is a captivating book, so sparkly with vitality, humour and genuine charm that English readers have to love it - and feel lucky. Because the language Lappin finally homed in on is theirs! -- Diana Athill

Elena Lappin is a writer and editor. Born in Moscow, she grew up in Prague and Hamburg, and has lived in Israel, Canada, the United States and - longer than anywhere else - in London. She is the author of Foreign Brides andThe Nose, and has contributed to numerous publications, including Granta, Prospect, the Guardian and the New York Times Book Review. She is the editor of ONE, an imprint of Pushkin Press.

General Fields

  • : 9781844085774
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Virago Press
  • : June 2016
  • : United Kingdom
  • : June 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Elena Lappin
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 823/.914
  • : 288