Издания и произведения

Переводчица-синхронистка приезжает в Гаагу, чтобы работать в Международном уголовном суде. Вся ее жизнь — череда бесконечных переездов, и в пасмурном городе на берегу моря она надеется наконец обрести дом. Но не так-то просто сблизиться с людьми тому, кто привык говорить чужими словами, улавливая малейшие изменения тона и настроения. Когда ей поручают работать с бывшим африканским президентом, которого обвиняют в преступлениях против человечности, она еще не знает, что это станет настоящим испытанием для нее как профессионала. Ее личная жизнь тоже окрашена драмой: человек, с которым она начала встречаться, проходит через тяжелый…

An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas. Her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from…

A novel from the author of A Separation, a taut and electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths. An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home. She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into explosive political fires: her work…

An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court.

She's drawn into simmering personal dramas. Her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage.

Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister.

And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.

She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her…