The enlightenment of the greengage tree / Shokoofeh Azar.
Publication details: Cheltenham, Vic. : Wild Dingo Press, 2017.Description: 268 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780987381309 :
- Shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.
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"An extraordinarily powerful and evocative literary novel set in Iran 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. Exquisitely written, Azar is the consummate storyteller, using the panoply of Persian mythical and mystical entities to bring life, humour, hope, resignation, and profound insights to the characters and their world. It is simultaneously confronting and transcendent." -- Back cover
Shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.