Set in Iran in the decade following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this moving, richly imagined novel is narrated by the ghost of Bahar, a thirteen-year-old girl, whose family is compelled to flee their home in Tehran for a new life in a small village,...
ISBN:
9781787703100
Author:
Shokoofeh Azar
Page:
246
Binding:
Soft cover
Publication date:
2021
Format:
Book
Publisher:
EUROPA EDITIONS
Language:
English
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Price: 3 850 Ft
Stock: 1-10 copies
Description
...hoping in this way to preserve both their intellectual freedom and their lives. But they soon find themselves caught up in the post-revolutionary chaos that sweeps across their ancient land and its people. Bahar’s mother, after a tragic loss, will embark on a long, eventful journey in search of meaning. SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020