A review by cindyjac
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

3.0

Aaliyah has been translating great literature into Arabic for 50 years - a book a year. She then seals it in a box and stores it in her spare room. We learn about her quiet, lonely life in Beirut as we also learn about life and literature. There was much in this book that quotes authors I'm not familiar with, but it didn't take away from the rich reading experience and made me more determined to keep trying to "read the world". This book met the 2017 Reading challenge prompt: A book purchased at a used book sale.