# On Borrowed Words

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- Book: [On Borrowed Words](https://www.bookquiver.com/ilan-stavans/on-borrowed-words) ([On Borrowed Words.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ilan-stavans/on-borrowed-words.md))
- Authors: [Ilan Stavans](https://www.bookquiver.com/ilan-stavans)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4200-094-6
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2002-07-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, and English-at various points in Ilan Stavans's life, each of these has been his primary language. In this rich memoir, the linguistic chameleon outlines his remarkable cultural...