Both Boochani and Saleh defy their oppressors’ attempts to dehumanise with poetic agency; celebrating their respective cultures and human collectives.
TranslationsRashida Murphy reviews the book by Jumaana Abdu
Author: Publisher: Reviewer: Jumaana Abdu (2024) Vintage Books Australia Rashida Murphy In her author’s note at the end of Translations, Jumaana Abdu writes, “I don’t know that there is any justice in attempting to make coherent a level of…