- Read
- Reading
- Want to read
- Did not finish
As an Amazon affiliate, Lignina earns income from qualifying purchases that meet the applicable requirements
Misinterpretation
Ledia Xhoga
In present-day New York City, an Albanian interpreter reluctantly agrees to work with Alfred, a Kosovar torture survivor, during his therapy sessions. Despite her husband’s cautions, she soon becomes entangled in her clients’ struggles: Alfred’s nightmares stir up her own buried memories, and an impulsive attempt to help a Kurdish poet leads to a risky encounter and a reckless plan.
As ill-fated decisions stack up, jeopardizing the nameless narrator’s marriage and mental health, she takes a spontaneous trip to reunite with her mother in Albania, where her life in the United States is put into stark relief. When she returns to face the consequences of her actions, she must question what is real and what is not. Ruminative and propulsive, Ledia Xhoga’s debut novel, Misinterpretation, interrogates the darker legacies of family and country, and the boundary between compassion and self-preservation.
“Deft and insightful. … exceptional.”—Idra Novey
Book details
- Publisher
- Recorded Books
- Publication year
- 2024
- Collection
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9798892749268
- LAN
- 8e11d1be7da1
Format
Other books by Ledia Xhoga
Discover more books from Recorded Books
