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Alta Ifland

    Cet auteur explore les thèmes de l'identité et du déracinement à travers une prose fragmentée et lyrique qui navigue entre deux langues. Son œuvre aborde souvent l'expérience de l'émigration, juxtaposant différentes perspectives culturelles et philosophiques. Les qualités poétiques et méditatives de son écriture créent une atmosphère unique, qui résonne auprès des lecteurs en quête d'expériences littéraires profondes et introspectives. L'œuvre de l'auteur témoigne des complexités de la condition humaine dans un monde globalisé.

    Speaking to No. 4
    The Wife Who Wasn't
    • 2022

      Speaking to No. 4

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      A future husband embarks on a frantic search for his missing fiancée, Alma, interviewing her three ex-husbands, sister, and ex-sister-in-law. His quest leads him to various intriguing locations, including a French monastery and a Japanese temple lodging, while also exploring the possibility of her being influenced by a Balkan creation myth. The narrative delves into themes of love, loss, and the complexities of relationships as he uncovers the layers of Alma's past.

      Speaking to No. 4
    • 2021

      An Eastern European mail-order bride and her southern California husband clash in this dazzlingly written, rollicking comedy of manners

      The Wife Who Wasn't