The Translator

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American readers were introduced to the award winning Sudanese author Leila Aboulela with Minaret, a delicate tale of a privileged young African Muslim woman adjusting to her new life as a maid in London Now, for the first time in North America, we step back to her extraordinarily assured debut about a widowed Muslim mother living in Aberdeen who falls in love with a Scottish secular academic Sammar is a Sudanese widow working as an Arabic translator at a Scottish university Since the sudden death of her husband, her young son has gone to live with family in Khartoum, leaving Sammar alone in cold, gray Aberdeen, grieving and isolated But when she begins to translate for Rae, a Scottish Islamic scholar, the two develop a deep friendship that awakens in Sammar all the longing for life she has repressed As Rae and Sammar fall in love, she knows they will have to address his lack of faith in all that Sammar holds sacred An exquisitely crafted meditation on love, both human and divine, The Translator is ultimately the story of one woman s courage to stay true to her beliefs, herself, and her newfound love. Best Download The Translator [ By ] Leila Aboulela [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Warning to readers This edition includes an incredibly annoying introduction by Anne Donovan which praises Aboulela s text in rather general terms and summarises the plot, as if you want the whole thing spoiled for you before beginning It isn t a gripping thriller full of twists, granted, but that doesn t mean I don t want to be surprised by what the author hasn t chosen to reveal in advance This would have made a perfectly inoffensive and even pleasant afterword, if one were needed, but I Warning to readers This edition includes an incredibly annoying introduction by Anne Donovan which praises Aboulela s text in rather general terms and summarises the plot, ...This is undoubtedly one of the best books I ve had the opportunity to read The characters make your heart soar, the dialogues, images, themes are all profoundly moving I have not had such an emotional response to a piece of fiction in a long time I learned many things from this book I remembered prayer, I thought of loss, and love and the pervasive nature of love that allows you to conquer fear and stigma I learned about the beauty of the human spirit to persevere, to hold onto love despite This is undoubtedly one of the best books I ve had the opportunity to read The characters make your heart soar, the dialogues, images, themes are all profoundly moving I have not had such an emotional response to a piece of fiction in a long time I learned many things from this book I remembered prayer, I thought of loss, and love and the pervasive nature of love that allows you to conquer fear and stigma I learned about the beauty of the human spirit to persevere, to hold onto love despite shifts in space, and time I felt this was an intensely spiritual book as well, because the the main character Sammar possessed a quiet piety, respect, and compassion It was deeply moving for me when she realized her mistake of placing herself first in this matter of love, as if she could decide the contents of another s heart, as if she could demand their love This...I M RE WRITING MY REVIEW.If you read the first review , then excuse my naivety.This book has been assigned for me at Uni , Although I did not have big expectations, it sure caught me off guard.The whole time I was reading this , I was having a continual feeling of d j vu as if I ve read or seen this before , not the same story obviously but the same atmospher...The story of oddly enough a translator This is about a Sudanese widow who has embraced her Islamic religion She is living in Scotland when she start working as an Arabic translator for an Islamic scholar who is not a believer After they fall in love she must decide what is stronger, her love or her faith What this novel explores wit...When the viewpoint seems so rare, it makes you realize just how rare it is to have a muslim woman tell her own story and express her feelings in fiction But it s not to be read just for it s particular point of view it is also a beautiful story of being and l...The Translator is about Sammar, a Muslim widow, who moves to Scotland with her husband before he dies in a car accident Its a moving and accurate tale about a demographic that is inexplicable to most Westerners the Muslim woman The tale starts with Sammar translating a document sent by a terrorist group She notes how rife with spelling mistakes it is, how pathetic and instantly creates a barrier between Muslims like her, and uneducated extremists like them, fighting against a force they The Translator is about Sammar, a Muslim widow, who moves to Scotland with her husband before he dies in a car accident Its a moving and accurate tale about a demographic that is inexplicable to most Westerners the Muslim woman The tale starts with Sammar translating a document sent by a terrorist group She notes how rife with spelling mistakes it is, how pathetic and instantly creates a barrier between Muslims like her, and uneducated extremists like them, fighting against a force they don t even understand, while she stands firm in her beliefs in a country that has no patience for them But most Westerners don t see the difference, we equate the two because Sammar s belief is inexplicable to us But the book slowly changes that, we begin to understand what she is feeling because of Aboulela s poetry We feel the grey Scottish fog press all around us, we feel the grey saturation, the cold, the isolation and loneliness inherent in Western society, and finally we feel the respi...I was both absorbed by and ambivalent about this book which is an oddity, because I wouldn t have thought it was possible to be both at once But here I am absorbed and ambivalent having wanted very much to see where the story would go, and yet not really finding Aboulela s writing particularly compelling The Translator focuses on the life of Summar, a young, Sudanese widow in Aberdeen, who translates Arabic texts for a department at the local university There she meets Rae, an Islamic I was both absorbed by and ambivalent about this book which is an oddity, because I wouldn t have thought it was possible to be both at once But here I am absorbed and ambivalent having wanted very much to see where the story would go, and yet not really finding Aboulela s writing particularly compelling The Translator focuses on the life of Summar, a young, Sudanese widow in Aberdeen, who translates Arabic texts for a department at the local university There she meets Rae, an Islamic scholar, and they fall in love which is, of course, only the beginning of everything.It sounds like a trite premise, but there s nothing trite about the telling the obstacles Summar, in particular, faces as she tries to understand this new relationship are particular and moving the pow...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Girl meets boy, girl falls in love with boy but cannot be with him because their religions are different Girl scolds boy and runs away, far, far away and prays boy will convert so they can be together Boy converts and travels the many miles to find girl, and they marry and live happily ever after.Might have been written by the brothers Grimm in the 18 19th C had they lived a few thousand miles away.In addition the feminist protagonist, who I admit might be feminist given her circumstances, Girl meets boy, girl falls in love with boy but cannot be with him...4.5 starsthe only reason i knocked.5 stars off was because something about the ending felt a little rushed otherwise, this was wonderful especially the stunning writing.I was expecting a lot from this novel when i bought it I am now disappointed..2 stars for its beautiful language the rich scent of Sudan I hated the gloomy side of Sammar,i hated her detachment from her son her own flesh blood ,i hated how she cornered Rae to conver...

The Translator
  • English
  • 11 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • 0802170269
  • Leila Aboulela
  • The Translator