Foreign Tongue Twisters
- Episode aired Apr 14, 2014
This week's episode of "Books Du Jour" looks at "transplant" literature. Andre Aciman, who over the years has become a specialist of squares: Abingdon Square, Strauss Park (which looks like ... Read allThis week's episode of "Books Du Jour" looks at "transplant" literature. Andre Aciman, who over the years has become a specialist of squares: Abingdon Square, Strauss Park (which looks like a square) and Harvard Square, his latest novel, reflects on the voice of integration. Egyp... Read allThis week's episode of "Books Du Jour" looks at "transplant" literature. Andre Aciman, who over the years has become a specialist of squares: Abingdon Square, Strauss Park (which looks like a square) and Harvard Square, his latest novel, reflects on the voice of integration. Egyptian born, Andre shares through his novel the daily struggle he encounters to define his i... Read all