{"product_id":"9781529097849","title":"The Centre","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Siddiqi, Ayesha Manazir \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTranslation \u0026amp; interpretation\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 July 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 19 | 222g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique' - Gillian Flynn'Creepy, provocative and wildly entertaining' - Emma Stonex'A thrillingly ambitious literary chiller' - The GuardianWelcome to The Centre. The cost may be high, but you'll never be the same . . . Anisa Ellahi longs to become a translator of 'great works of literature', but right now she is stuck in her London flat writing subtitles for Bollywood films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she is told about the Centre, an elite, invite-only programme that guarantees complete fluency in any language in just ten days. Seduced by all that it could make possible, Anisa enrols. But the Centre's services come at a disturbing hidden cost. Still - it's worth it, right? After all, success comes at a price . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns dark, funny and surreal, The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi takes the reader on a journey through Karachi, London and New Delhi. Throughout it interrogates the sticky politics of language, translation and appropriation and asks: what price would you be willing to pay for success?'Fantastic . . . This Black Mirror take on the world of language opens up questions of cultural appropriation, the power of language, memory and privilege' – The Observer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48905345499460,"sku":"9781529097849","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/14cd6e9e350195874e7ae76ce7599460.png?v=1752773180","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.pro\/products\/9781529097849","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}