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The Translator

A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur

By Daoud Hari

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Daoud Hari lost a way of life in Darfur. But amidst the carnage and turmoil, he found a new calling...

As a Zaghawa tribesman in the Darfur region of Sudan, Daoud Hari grew up racing camels across the desert, attending gloriously colourful weddings and, when his work was don Continue

Daoud Hari lost a way of life in Darfur. But amidst the carnage and turmoil, he found a new calling...



As a Zaghawa tribesman in the Darfur region of Sudan, Daoud Hari grew up racing camels across the desert, attending gloriously colourful weddings and, when his work was done, playing games under the moonlight. But in 2003, helicopter gunships swooped down on Darfur's villages and shattered that way of life for ever. Soon, Sudanese government-backed militias, attacking on horseback, came to murder, rape and burn. To drive the tribesmen from their lands.



When Hari's village was attacked and destroyed, his family was decimated and dispersed. He escaped, and together with a group of friends roamed the battlefield deserts, helping the weak and vulnerable find food, water and a path to safety. And when international aid groups and reporters arrived, Hari gave his services as a translator and guide. To do so was to risk his life, for the Sudanese government had outlawed journalists, punishing aid to 'foreign spies' with death. Yet Hari did so time and again. Until, eventually, his luck ran out and he was captured...



The Translator is a harrowing tale of selfless courage in terrifying conditions.

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  • Less mighty than the sword

    When Daoud Hari was a boy, the villages of northern Darfur were peaceful places. He had a camel called Kelgi, to which he was much attached, and a vast clan of Zaghawa traditional tribal herdsmen as cousins. Sent away to school in El Fasher, he devel ... (read full critics)

    spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • The Translator By Daoud Hari

    How is it that despite an international outcry, the displacement of nearly two million people and the murder of upwards of half a million more continues to this day in Darfur? "[E]ven though some people think Darfur is simple genocide," Daoud Hari wr ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Wed, 15 Sep 2010

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    I was interested in the subject of Darfur and am grateful this man risked himself to get the firsthand message out. It isn't a brilliantly written book, but the subject matter is compelling and a must read for the compassionate.

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    Dawnfairy said on Dec 29, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I enjoyed this book a lot, from the human point of view and also probably because it tells a story of a colleague of mine: a translator (or interpreter, better said).

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    Benedetta said on Sep 5, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Daoud Hari is from Darfur and as war came to his village his family encouraged him to fight not with a gun but with his education. With his ability to translate, Daoud worked to help as many journalist and government officials as possible tell the story of what was happening to his people and his co ... (continue)

    Daoud Hari is from Darfur and as war came to his village his family encouraged him to fight not with a gun but with his education. With his ability to translate, Daoud worked to help as many journalist and government officials as possible tell the story of what was happening to his people and his country despite the very real threat to his own life. Yet I doubt that any reporter could tell the world the heartbreaking truth of the genocide that has and is occurring in Darfur as eloquently as Daoud Hari does himself in this book.

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    Icedream said on Feb 11, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  • eBook 224 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0141916931
  • ISBN-13: 9780141916934
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Pub date: Jun 05, 2008
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Others
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