It's really hard when you read literature in a language that's not your own. There are all these cultural references you have to be born into that particular language to get.
Chath PiersathEven if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it.
Chath PiersathI have a great advantage: I write from the perspective of my own voice. I'm not copying anyone's voice. It's my voice. I have the advantage of being a writer of English as a second language.
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