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The Grammar of Untold Stories
- Colorado Review
- Center for Literary Publishing
- Volume 44, Number 3, Fall/Winter 2017
- pp. 89-104
- 10.1353/col.2017.0092
- Article
- Additional Information
This essay describes the author’s visit to her grandmother’s village in Hungary and the resulting genealogical information that raises questions about the family narrative. Through this framework, the author explores the roles played by language, story, place, and shame in the development—or obstruction--of intergenerational relationships and intimacy.