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The Centre
Engelsk Hardback
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Engelsk Hardback

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''Absolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique'' - Gillian Flynn
''Creepy, provocative and wildly entertaining'' - Emma Stonex
''A banger!'' - Chelsea G Summers
''Fantastic . . . compelling . . . wonderful'' - The Observer

Welcome to The Centre. You''ll never be the same . . .

Anisa Ellahi spends her days writing subtitles for Bollywood films in her London flat, all the while longing to be a translator of ‘great works of literature’. Her boyfriend Adam’s extraordinary aptitude for languages only makes her feel worse, but when Adam learns to speak Urdu practically overnight, Anisa forces him to reveal his secret.

Adam tells Anisa about the Centre, an elite, invite-only programme that guarantees total fluency in any language in just ten days. Sceptical but intrigued, Anisa enrols. Stripped of her belongings and contact with the outside world, she undergoes the Centre’s strange and rigorous processes. But as she enmeshes herself further within the organization, seduced by all that it’s made possible, she soon realizes the disturbing, hidden cost of its services.

By turns dark, funny and surreal, The Centre takes the reader on a journey through Karachi, London and New Delhi, interrogating the sticky politics of language, translation and appropriation with biting specificity, and ultimately asking: what price would you be willing to pay for success?

A remarkable debut from Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, announcing the arrival of an extraordinary new talent.













Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
320
ISBN-13:
9781529097825
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1529097827
Udg. Dato:
6 jul 2023
Længde:
33mm
Bredde:
223mm
Højde:
144mm
Forlag:
Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato:
6 jul 2023
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