{"product_id":"the-centre-by-ayesha-manazir-siddiqi-9781529097849","title":"The Centre","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique\u003c\/em\u003e - Gillian Flynn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCreepy, provocative and wildly entertaining\u003c\/em\u003e - Emma Stonex\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eA thrillingly ambitious literary chiller\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003cem\u003eThe Centre\u003c\/em\u003e. The cost may be high, but you'll never be the same . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnisa 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\n\n\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 Centre's services come at a disturbing hidden cost. Still – it's worth it, right? After all, success comes at a price . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns dark, funny and surreal, \u003cem\u003eThe Centre\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFantastic . . . This Black Mirror take on the world of language opens up questions of cultural appropriation, the power of language, memory and privilege\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244539752684,"sku":"9781529097849","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529097849-the-centre-1.jpg?v=1787999868","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-centre-by-ayesha-manazir-siddiqi-9781529097849","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}