Sixteen-year-old Fahad expected to fly to London with his mother for the summer.

16 岁的法赫德希望在夏天和他的母亲一起飞往伦敦。

He starts by showing Fahad the lie of his many lands, taking him through fields and villages.

他首先向法赫德展示他的许多土地的谎言，带他穿过田野和村庄。

Decades later, Fahad is a published writer living in London with his partner, Alex.

几十年后，法赫德成为了一位出版作家，与他的搭档亚历克斯住在伦敦。

" Other Names for Love" revolves around Fahad's pivotal relationships with strikingly different men.

“爱的别名”围绕着法赫德与截然不同的男人的关键关系展开。

Ali—initially described by sensitive, bookish Fahad as a " savage" —is a well-drawn creation.

阿里——最初被敏感、书生气的法赫德描述为“野蛮人”——是一个精心绘制的创作。

Aware that his son could benefit from the guidance of someone his own age, Rafik introduces Fahad to Ali, " a tough, local sort" .

意识到他的儿子可以从同龄人的指导中受益，拉菲克将法赫德介绍给阿里，“一个强硬的本地人”。

Along with his house and his good name, he is losing his mind, and so Fahad returns to his homeland to offer his services.

除了他的房子和他的好名声，他正在失去理智，所以 Fahad 回到他的家乡提供他的服务。

But journeying back to Abad causes Fahad to ruminate on his own story, in particular the life-changing chapter with Ali all those years ago.

但回到阿巴德的旅程让法赫德反思自己的故事，尤其是多年前与阿里改变人生的篇章。

The fraught dynamic between Rafik and Fahad is also one of the key sources of tension in the book—an accomplished work which spans years and explores desire, inheritance and the power of memory.

拉菲克和法赫德之间令人担忧的动态也是这本书中紧张的关键来源之一——这是一部跨越数年并探索欲望、继承和记忆力量的成功之作。

Despite their differences, a friendship forms and each comes to help the other: Fahad teaches Ali how to use a knife and fork; Ali gives Fahad lessons in how to shoot and how to speak Sindhi.

尽管他们之间存在分歧，但他们还是建立了友谊，并且互相帮助：法哈德教阿里如何使用刀叉；阿里教法赫德如何射击和如何说信德语。

More successful is the British-Pakistani author's portrayal of Rafik and his strained connection with his son (Fahad regards his father as " a cannonball, an avalanche, something giant crashing through the jungle" ).

更成功的是这位英巴作家对拉菲克的刻画以及他与儿子的紧张关系（法赫德认为他的父亲是“一颗炮弹，一场雪崩，某种巨大的东西在丛林中坠毁”）。