An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

The description of this novel appealed to me- a Lebanese woman of 72 who has lived alone for many years, is estranged from her family, is mostly ignored by her neighbours, and who translates a novel every year from English into Arabic, but instead of seeking to publish it, stacks it in a room in her apartment. There are 33 of these translated books in her apartment.

Instead, I found this book a bit too cerebral for me! So I skimmed through large portions of it, and it probably doesn't even deserve a "read" heading.