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Description for The Translator
Paperback. Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Estranged from her son, she drifts, grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and another culture, yet they are drawn to each other. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
The Translator is a story about love, both human and divine.
Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Following the sudden death of her husband and estrangement from her young son, she drifts – grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and another culture, yet they are drawn to each other.
'Aboulela is a wonderfully poetic writer ... It is a pleasure to read a novel so full of feeling ... Read more
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Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
197g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846970801
SKU
V9781846970801
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99-8
About Leila Aboulela
Leila Aboulela was born in 1964, grew up in Khartoum and moved to the UK in her twenties to study at the London School of Economics. In 1992, while living in Aberdeen with two young children and a husband working offshore, Leila found comfort through writing about her home city. She attended creative-writing workshops which helped to broaden her reading ... Read more
Reviews for The Translator
'A story of love and faith all the more moving for the restraint with which it is written'
J.M. Coetzee 'A lyrical journey about exile, loss and love... poetry in motion'
The Sunday Times
'An exceptionally well-crafted and beautifully written novel'
The Guardian
'She pulls you into her world as she refracts British life, its ... Read more
J.M. Coetzee 'A lyrical journey about exile, loss and love... poetry in motion'
The Sunday Times
'An exceptionally well-crafted and beautifully written novel'
The Guardian
'She pulls you into her world as she refracts British life, its ... Read more