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Polly Barton

Fifty Sounds

Fifty Sounds

A personal and linguistic memoir by Polly Barton exploring her relationship with the Japanese language.

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  • Sheena
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    “I first learned about Polly Barton through a thoughtful, heartfelt translation of Kikuko Tsumura’s There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job and it was a thrilling experience to learn more about the person behind the translation, especially their evolving relationship to language and time and getting to know self and others. I have reread this and refer back to it often.”

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