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The Translator

58

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1999 · Leila Aboulela

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Plot57
Characters58
Writing61
Pacing59
Originality56
Impact57
Category averages — Plot 57, Characters 58, Writing 61, Pacing 59, Originality 56, Impact 57Plot 57Characters 58Writing 61Pacing 59Originality 56Impact 57

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Synopsis

The Translator is Sudanese writer Leila Aboulela's first novel, published in 1999. It is a story about a young Muslim Sudanese widow living in Scotland without her son, and her blooming relationship with a secular Scottish Middle Eastern scholar. It focuses on issues of faith, cross-cultural romance, and the modernisation of Sudan.

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Type
Book
Release date
January 1, 1999
Created by
Leila Aboulela