The Translator - John Crowley

nA novel of tremendous scope and beauty, The Translator tells of the relationship between an exiled Russian poet and his American translator during the Cuban missile crisis, a time when a writer's words -- especially forbidden ones -- could be powerful enough to change the course of history.n n nJoining the ranks of such outstanding feats of literary imagination as The English Patient and The Remains of the Day is Crowley's The Translator--a story that centers on a love affair between an exiled Russian poet and his American translator, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis.n