Shokoofeh Azar: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (2021)
ISBN: 9781787703100
Shokoofeh Azar: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (2021)
ISBN: 9781787703100
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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,...
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ISBN
9781787703100
Author
Shokoofeh Azar
Pages
246
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
EUROPA EDITIONS
Date of publication
2021
Format
Book
Language
English
...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
