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| Author | Sadiqa de Meijer |
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| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Palimpsest Press |
Publication date | October 1, 2020 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 100 |
| Awards | Governor General’s Literary Award |
| ISBN | 978-1989287606 |
Alfabet/Alphabet: A Memoir of a First Language is a book written by Canadian poet Sadiqa de Meijer. It is a collection of essays and a record of her transitioning from speaking Dutch to English. The book was published in October 2020 by Palimpsest Press of Windsor, Ontario, and won the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language non-fiction.