How to Kill a Language

'Moving, beautiful and important' FINANCIAL TIMES, BEST SUMMER BOOKS 2026'Punchy and persuasive' SUNDAY TIMESAs Sophia Smith Galer's Nonna lay dying, she realised it wasn't just a beloved grandmother she was losing - it was the language she spoke, too. From Northern Italy, she spoke a dialet that Sophia, like so many children and grandchildren of migrants, can understand but can't speak. With the ...