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February 26, 2008

The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir Of Darfur by Daoud Hari

As you can imagine, The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir Of Dafur by Daoud Hari is not the easiest story to read. Hari writes about life in Dafur, the destruction of his village, his experiences as a translator for Western journalists, and his subsequent trial on charges of being a spy. While this may not be an easy book to read, it's an important one - Hari is a witness to history in the making, and if others do not become aware of his testimony then his travails will have been for naught.

Although this is not easy to read, it was very well written, and I was able to envision Hari's story as a movie. Perhaps these adventures will eventually be shown on the big screen with a dynamism that's somewhat more difficult to convey with words alone.

Posted by In Repair at February 26, 2008 11:24 PM

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