num_pages: 315
description: Dr. Apelles, a translator of ancient texts, has made an unsettling a manuscript that has languished for years, written in a language that only he speaks. Moving back and forth between the scholar and his text, from a lone man in a labyrinthine archive to a pair of beautiful young Indian lovers in an unspoiled and snowy woodland, David Treuer weaves together two love stories. Enthralling and suspenseful, The Translation of Dr. Apelles dares to redefine the Native American novel.
language: English
title: The Translation of Dr. Apelles
titlecomplete: The Translation of Dr. Apelles (Vintage Contemporaries)
genres: American, Historical, Native Americans, Race, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Teaching
ratings_count: 379
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Adult Fiction
publisher: Vintage