Exophony: Voyages Outside the Mother Tongue Cooking The mannequin is the perfectly

The mannequin is the perfectly preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive

“Stunning

only the upper third of the Isle of Wight

page-turning delight

and find themselves in more misadventures

Exophony: Voyages Outside the Mother Tongue Cooking The mannequin is the perfectlyAn electrifying new side of the National Book Award Winner Yoko Tawada: her first book of essays in English I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign sounding word learned out of curiosity is not imitation per se. All of these things I learn leave traces that slowly grow to coexist with my accent. And that balancing act goes on changing indefinitely. How perfect that Yoko Tawadas first essay in English dives