{"product_id":"9781529097849","title":"The Centre","description":"Author: Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529097849\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique' - Gillian Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Creepy, provocative and wildly entertaining' - Emma Stonex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'A thrillingly ambitious literary chiller' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Centre. The cost may be high, but you'll never be the same . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAnisa 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThen 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBy turns dark, funny and surreal, \u003ci\u003eThe Centre\u003c\/i\u003e 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?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic . . . This \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e take on the world of language opens up questions of cultural appropriation, the power of language, memory and privilege' – \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46677205614750,"sku":"TLD-9781529097849","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529097849.jpg?v=1775454448","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529097849","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}