Historical fiction books from Iran
Recommended historical fiction books (5)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Iran for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Disoriental by Négar Djavadi EN
Description:
"Kimiâ Sadr fled Iran at the age of ten in the company of her mother and sisters to join her father in France. Now twenty-five and facing the future she has built for herself as well as the prospect of a new generation, Kimiâ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which come to her in unstoppable, uncontainable waves. In the waiting room of a Parisian fertility clinic, generations of flamboyant Sadrs return to her, including her formidable great-grandfather Montazemolmolk, with his harem of fifty-two wives, and her parents, Darius and Sara, stalwart opponents of eac... continue
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Het huis van de moskee by Kader Abdolah NL
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De wederwaardigheden van de grote familie van een Iraanse tapijthandelaar, die het huis van de moskee bewoont, tegen de achtergrond van de islamitische revolutie in 1979.
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Saddlebag : A Fable for Doubters and Seekers by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani EN
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A beautifully told, transcendent tale of truth, salvation, and the power of desire.
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar EN
Description:
An extraordinarily powerful and evocative literary novel set in Iran in the period immediately after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Using the lyrical magic realism style of classical Persian storytelling, Azar draws the reader deep into the heart of a family caught in the maelstrom of post-revolutionary chaos and brutality that sweeps across an ancient land and its people. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree is really an embodiment of Iranian life in constant oscillation, struggle, and play between four opposing poles: life and death; politics and religion. The sorrow residing in the dept... continue