description: "Sammar is a young Sudanese widow working as an Arabic translator in a British university. Following the sudden death of her husband, and estranged from her young son, she drifts - grieving, isolated and exiled from the warmth and colours of her home." "Slowly life returns when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. Twice divorced and a self-proclaimed cynic, to Sammar he seems to come from another world. Separated by culture and faith, but drawn to each other, this is a story about love, both human and divine."--BOOK JACKET.
language: French
title: LA TRADUCTRICE
titlecomplete: LA TRADUCTRICE
characters: Sammar
genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Sudan, African Literature, Contemporary, Religion, Scotland, Africa, Romance, Novels
ratings_count: 2079
places: Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: أمريكان بوكر, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Saltire Society Literary Award
category: Scottish First Book of the Year
publisher: ZOE