The centre
Manazir Siddiqi, Ayesha2024
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Anisa Ellahi dreams of being a translator of 'great works of literature,' but instead mostly spends her days subtitling Bollywood movies and living off her parents' generous allowance. Anisa's mediocre white boyfriend, Adam, only adds to her growing sense of inadequacy with his savant-level aptitude for languages, successfully leveraging his expansive knowledge into an enviable career. But when Adam learns to speak Urdu with native fluency practically overnight, Anisa forces him to reveal his secret. Adam tells Anisa about the Centre, an elite, invite-only program that guarantees near-instant fluency in any language. Skeptical but intrigued, Anisa enrolls - stripped of her belongings and contact with the outside world - and emerges ten days later fluent in German. As Anisa enmeshes herself further within the Centre, seduced by all that it's made possible, she soon realizes the true cost of its services.
Main title:
The centre / Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi.
Author:
Manazir Siddiqi, Ayesha, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781529097849 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
1455073
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