The Translator

#652

Title:  The Translator

Author: Leila Aboulela

Publisher: Grove Press

Year: 1999/2006

208 pages

I liked this author's language very much, I liked the set-up and how the story unfolded, and I thought the ending was wish fulfillment that required no compromise from the protagonist and complete capitulation by another character. This was disappointing and shifted the novel from literature to genre romance. All the way through I was anticipating reading more by this author; now I'm not sure I will.