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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.Read More

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  • Foyles

    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 and yet  so serene' – The Guardian

  • BookDepository

    The Translator : Paperback : Birlinn General : 9781846970801 : 1846970806 : 29 May 2008 : 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.

  • 1846970806
  • 9781846970801
  • Leila Aboulela
  • 15 June 2008
  • Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 208
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