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The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel (P.S.)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061130410
ISBN: 0061130419
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: May 01, 2008
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Editorial Review: In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the terrors of prison, and his wife feverishly searches for him, his children struggle with the realization that their family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger.
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Rating:  - Another version of the same story
It's good, but many versions of this story have been told before. If you have never read anything about what happened in Iran during the first years after the revolution, then this book tells you something new. Otherwise, it's just another version of the same story. A big difference though, is that the author has not experienced these things personally, and many things are creations of her imagination, back by research. When you read the same things from someone who has lived them, you can feel the ... Read More
Rating:  - The September of Shiraz
Remarkable reading! How sad that women are so badly abused by the so-called "Holy Men". I wish the women of Iran could stand up for themselves.
Rating:  - Wonderful, horrifying, and gripping
This book grabbed me with its emotional honesty and penchant for describing horrific events without pandering to shock value that is common today. I normally read non-fiction. I was initially turned off by the title because I was concerned that it was a cheap ploy on the words September and Shiraz (not knowing that Shiraz was actually a place, not a reference to the popular class of wine); additionally the size of the font and number of chapters led me to wonder whether I really was, in essence, ... Read More
Rating: - story of our lives
I bought eight copies of this book for all the family members who claim this is the story of our lives. Born in Egypt, we left in 1966 (I was 8). The alienation, the humiliation and the isolation we felt not only in Egypt, but in the lands where we ended up are so clearly expressed in this book that it is if the author had written our story. My mom cried as she read the book twice, and wished she did not have to read the last page. It is heart breaking but true. I am in the process of writing our ... Read More
Rating: - One Of The Most Impressive Literary Debuts of 2007
Young Iranian-American writer Dalia Sofer is one whose ample literary talents offer much promise of a bright career awaiting her, if her literary debut "The Septembers of Shiraz" is any indication. Her debut novel is one of the most fascinating recent literary debuts I've come across, almost rivaling Eugene Drucker's "The Savior" for both its intriguing characters, harsh subject matter, and emotional intensity. "The Septembers of Shiraz" could be seen as an Iranian-American version of Tolstoy's "War and ... Read More
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