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The TranslatorDaoud Hari

The Translator

Daoud Hari
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I am the translator who has taken journalists into dangerous Darfur. It is my intention now to take you there in this book, if you have the courage to come with me.The young life of Daoud Hari--his friends call him David--has been one of bravery and mesmerizing adventure. He is a living witness to the brutal genocide under way in Darfur.The Translator is a suspenseful, harrowing, and deeply moving memoir of how one person has made a difference in the world--an on-the-ground account of one of the biggest stories of our time. Using his high school knowledge of languages as his weapon--while…

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Editions

12 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2009
    Random House Trade Paperbacks · 224 pages · 9780812979176
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Random House Publishing Group · 9781588367372
  • Audiobook · English · 2008
    RH Audio · 9780739368589
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Doubleday Canada · 272 pages · 9780385666152
  • Hardcover · English · 2008
    Random House · 224 pages · 9781400067442
  • Other · English · 2009
    Anchor Canada · 207 pages · 9780385666169
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