المترجم الخائن

Hamed Salim, a translator, is accused of betrayal because of his unorthodox views on what translation is for and on the worth of thought and creativity. Through him and the elusive figures of Ahmad Halfani and Afif Halfawi, the novel spreads a wide net of writers, journalists and critics across Tunisia, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria: a cultural world run by cliques, patronage and blackmail.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

488 pages in the original

Genres

Satire (assigned by AI)

First published

2008 by Riad El-Rayyes

Author's age

61 when first published

ISBN

9789953213309 (original)

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