Misinterpretation

Our protagonist, an Albanian woman working as a translator and interpreter of multiple languages, lives in modern day New York City, and at the beginning of the novel, begrudgingly agrees to work with a new client interpreting during his therapy sessions, unknowingly engaging herself in a quickly an......more

Vocational jobs can intrude into one’s personal life, and this is the story of one such case. The unnamed narrator is a woman originally from Albania living in New York and working as an interpreter for other immigrants. Her husband, Billy, is a film producer and, aware of her absolute dedication to......more

Loved the seamless inclusion of Albanian culture and perspective of someone from the diaspora visiting back home. This book is a positive step forward to Albanian cultural representation in contemporary literature. PS: as a girl born in Tirana, the narrator’s journey back to the city made me want to......more

I was sucked into this book once I started it and didn't want to put it down!     In this novel, we follow an unnamed Albanian interpreter living in NYC working with a Kosovar refugee. After a therapy session with her client brings up feelings from her own past, and she also decides to help a Kurdish......more

Review For Misinterpretation: There are two sides to every story. Different interpretations are the difference between love and hate. Staying together and breaking up. This book is incredibly cerebral. Incredibly rich in the grey matter that is surrounding what we are hearing and how we are listening......more