{"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\u003eShortlisted for the Nota Bene PrizeAbsolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique - Gillian FlynnCreepy, provocative and wildly entertaining - Emma StonexA thrillingly ambitious literary chiller - The GuardianWelcome to The Centre. The cost may be high, but youll 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 Centres services come at a disturbing hidden cost. Still - its 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":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41757348495495,"sku":"9781529097849","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781529097849.jpg?v=1741632102","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781529097849","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}