Sammar is a young Sudanese widow, working as an Arabic translator at a British university. Following the sudden death of her husband, and estranged from her young son, she drifts - grieving and isolated. Life takes a positive turn when she finds herself falling in love with Rae, a Scottish academic. To Sammar, he seems to come from another world and another culture, yet they are drawn to each other. The Translator is a story abot love, both human and divine, it is Leila Aboulela's first novel, longlisted for the 2000 Orange Prize for Fiction and has subsequently appeared in editions worldwide.
