Mistranslation
Autor Madeleine Mossen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 sep 2026 – vârsta ani
Yet as the twins and Khalil come of age, they are drawn into a tense and ever-shifting triangular dynamic. As Sabina strives to find her father and make sense of her mother, as Camilla confronts whether the power she held in youth translates to adulthood, and as Khalil reckons with the psychological fallout of a family tragedy, their paths converge in ways both surprising and inevitable. Bookended by events with global resonance, Mistranslation is a continent-spanning chronicle of family, inheritance, and the reverberations of the choices we do—or don’t—make.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781685970857
ISBN-10: 1685970850
Pagini: 334
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Iowa Press
Colecția University Of Iowa Press
ISBN-10: 1685970850
Pagini: 334
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Iowa Press
Colecția University Of Iowa Press
Recenzii
“Mistranslation is a complex quadrille in which characters dance imperfectly through their lives, continually thrown off step by missing partners. Two absences—a mystery father, a vanished brother—distort the lives of those left behind in this gritty coming-of-age novel with much to say about what it takes to be a parent, a sibling, a friend.”—Geraldine Brooks, author, Memorial Days
“Mistranslation, Madeleine Moss’s lushly imagined first novel, is about the choices we make when we’re young and the secrets we keep from those we love. It tells the intimate story of a mother and her twin daughters, tracing the kaleidoscopic shapes of their changing relationships across decades and continents. In a sense, Mistranslation is a coming-of-age novel in triplicate, raising hard questions about the ways family members understand (and misunderstand) each other—and the consequences of those interpretations on the identities they shape. It is a debut brimming with compassion and wit, rich with everything I want in a novel: sinuous prose, elegant storytelling, and arresting characters. I can’t wait for readers to encounter Madeleine Moss’s prodigious talent.”—Emily Fridlund, author, History of Wolves
“I fell in love with these two captivating sisters, their mysterious mother, and the lovers, friends, and neighbors who come in and out of their lives. Sexy, tender, and surprising, this deft debut remains exquisitely intimate even as it soars across cities and decades. Like the boy who moves in across the street, Mistranslation will capture your attention, break your heart at least once, and stay with you for a long time.”—Eleanor Henderson, author, Everything I Have Is Yours
“In Mistranslation, Madeleine Moss composes a shimmering web that reckons as elegantly with family tragedy and the pains of growing up as with French literature, geopolitics, the matter of dreams, and the complexities of language—a thunderously beautiful and brilliant novel that will engage readers for years to come.”—Monica Datta, author, Nebraska
“Madeleine Moss’s debut novel Mistranslation signals a rare and precious talent. I was instantly absorbed by Moss’s graceful, assured prose, by the novel’s scenes of keen psychological and emotional insight, and by the arresting metaphors dotted like jewels throughout the book. Moss has crafted a gorgeously twined story of long-simmering desire, sublimated conflict, and tantalizing ambiguity with a precision and magnetism rivaling the most memorable stories of Henry James, Edith Wharton, and Elena Ferrante. I was spellbound.”—Naomi Xu Elegant, author, Gingko Season
“Both sweeping and intimate, Moss’s decade-spanning debut Mistranslation is crafted with the boldness of a writer unafraid to sit with complexity. Ambitious, meditative, and wholly original, this stayed with me long after I finished the last page.”—Caroline Wolff, author, The Wayside
“Incisive and bold, Madeleine Moss’s urgent debut, Mistranslation, follows troubled and troubling characters who try desperately to understand each other and be understood. Told in sharp prose, this is a story about tense relationship triangles, the complexities of immigration, blinding obsession, and fraught sisterhood. A novel that deceptively gets under your skin and stays there.”—Reena Shah, author, Every Happiness
“Mistranslation, Madeleine Moss’s lushly imagined first novel, is about the choices we make when we’re young and the secrets we keep from those we love. It tells the intimate story of a mother and her twin daughters, tracing the kaleidoscopic shapes of their changing relationships across decades and continents. In a sense, Mistranslation is a coming-of-age novel in triplicate, raising hard questions about the ways family members understand (and misunderstand) each other—and the consequences of those interpretations on the identities they shape. It is a debut brimming with compassion and wit, rich with everything I want in a novel: sinuous prose, elegant storytelling, and arresting characters. I can’t wait for readers to encounter Madeleine Moss’s prodigious talent.”—Emily Fridlund, author, History of Wolves
“I fell in love with these two captivating sisters, their mysterious mother, and the lovers, friends, and neighbors who come in and out of their lives. Sexy, tender, and surprising, this deft debut remains exquisitely intimate even as it soars across cities and decades. Like the boy who moves in across the street, Mistranslation will capture your attention, break your heart at least once, and stay with you for a long time.”—Eleanor Henderson, author, Everything I Have Is Yours
“In Mistranslation, Madeleine Moss composes a shimmering web that reckons as elegantly with family tragedy and the pains of growing up as with French literature, geopolitics, the matter of dreams, and the complexities of language—a thunderously beautiful and brilliant novel that will engage readers for years to come.”—Monica Datta, author, Nebraska
“Madeleine Moss’s debut novel Mistranslation signals a rare and precious talent. I was instantly absorbed by Moss’s graceful, assured prose, by the novel’s scenes of keen psychological and emotional insight, and by the arresting metaphors dotted like jewels throughout the book. Moss has crafted a gorgeously twined story of long-simmering desire, sublimated conflict, and tantalizing ambiguity with a precision and magnetism rivaling the most memorable stories of Henry James, Edith Wharton, and Elena Ferrante. I was spellbound.”—Naomi Xu Elegant, author, Gingko Season
“Both sweeping and intimate, Moss’s decade-spanning debut Mistranslation is crafted with the boldness of a writer unafraid to sit with complexity. Ambitious, meditative, and wholly original, this stayed with me long after I finished the last page.”—Caroline Wolff, author, The Wayside
“Incisive and bold, Madeleine Moss’s urgent debut, Mistranslation, follows troubled and troubling characters who try desperately to understand each other and be understood. Told in sharp prose, this is a story about tense relationship triangles, the complexities of immigration, blinding obsession, and fraught sisterhood. A novel that deceptively gets under your skin and stays there.”—Reena Shah, author, Every Happiness
Notă biografică
Madeleine Moss holds a degree in French literature from Cornell University and an MFA in fiction from Washington University in St. Louis. She lives in Strasbourg, France.
Descriere
In upstate New York in 2001, nine-year-old twins Sabina and Camilla spend the summer weathering the moods of their erratic mother while finding themselves pulled toward diverging interests. Their lives are shaken up by the arrival of an Arab French family across the street. Thrilled by what she sees as a link to the country of her origins, Sabina attempts to befriend the family’s son, Khalil, and is rebuffed for reasons she doesn’t understand. Yet as the twins and Khalil come of age, they are drawn into a tense and ever-shifting triangular dynamic. Mistranslation is a continent-spanning chronicle of family, inheritance, and the reverberations of the choices we do—or don’t—make.