Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language Paperback
By Katherine Russell Rich
 
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"Riveting and sharply observed." Wall Street Journal

 
"Verbally and emotionally dazzling ... [Rich] became fluent in the language of human possibility." O, the Oprah Magazine, "10 Top Reads of 2009" In this mesmerizing chronicle journalist Katherine Russell Rich plunges into new language and new life in India. By turns funny, frightening and deeply exhilarating, Dreaming in Hindi details the extraordinary year Rich spent learning to speak Hindi in the ancient city of Udaipur. The language continually led her into unexpected far corners: She taught art at a school for the deaf, judged a Michael Jackson impersonators contest, watched as political tension erupted into violence, and by the end, found herself completely transformed. Seamlessly combining stories from her personal journey with wide-ranging reporting on the science of language acquisition, Dreaming in Hindi offers a thought-provoking account of what learning a new tongue can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, about ourselves.