- Fiction, Large type books, Fiction, general, Iran, fiction
In this poignant, eye-opening and emotionally vivid novel, Mahbod Seraji lays bare the beauty and brutality of the centuries-old Persian culture, while reaffirming the human experiences we all share.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Mahbod Seraji
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 348
- Publisher
- NAL Trade, Pegasus, New American Library
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781101046616
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“I hear someone’s voice chanting, and the repetitive verses lap like water at the edge of my consciousness. If I had a book, I would read it. If I had a song, I would sing it. I look around until I see an old man standing a few meters away chanting in a steady, empty tone. The place does not look familiar to me. The blue robe that covers my body, the wheelchair I am sitting in, the sunlight creeping between the shades that warm me—all feel strange.”
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