Author: Aboulela, Leila, 1964-
Publication year: 2008
Format: Paperback
Edition: New ed. / introduction by Anne Donovan.
Publisher: Edinburgh : Polygon,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781846970801 (pbk.) : 1846970806 (pbk.) :
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1999.
Sammar is a young Sudanese widow who works as an Arabic translator in Aberdeen, grieving for her lost husband. Things change when she falls in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. 'The Translator' focuses on cultural and traditional differences.