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Examining identity in relation to globalization and migration, this book uses narratives and memoirs from contemporary authors who have lived ´in-between´ two or more languages. It explores the human desire to find one´s ´own place´ in new cultural contexts, and looks at the role of language in shaping a sense of belonging in society.

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Acknowledgements Preface Out of Place? Narrative Journeys Word and World The Web of Family Relationships Self and Other in Dialogue Cultural Patterns and Belonging Interculturality and Creativity Select Bibliography Index

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"The study presented in the book is interesting for its interdisciplinary or, more precisely, transdisciplinary outlook and the insightful stories that may be creatively re-interpreted by different readers/scholars. It thus contributes not only to such fields as (linguistic or literary) anthropology and second-language acquisition, but is also a very enlightening source for literary studies, diaspora studies, (cross-)cultural studies, place studies, translation studies, language philosophy, and so on." - Hou-Song, Zhejiang University, China

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MµIRÉAD NIC CRAITH is based at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Author and editor of thirteen books, she was joint winner of the 2004 Ruth Michaelis-Jena Ratcliff research prize. She was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009 and has held visiting positions in Ireland, the UK and Germany.

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