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Censoring an Iranian love story : a novel / Shahriar Mandanipour ; translated from the Farsi by Sara Khalili

By:

Mandanipour, Shahriar

Contributor(s):

Khalili, Sara

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 295 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780307390424

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Love stories

DDC classification:

FIC MAN

LOC classification:

PK6561.M236 C46 2009

Summary: Shahriar Mandanipour, a contemporary and controversial Iranian writer, presents his first novel written in English. Seamlessly entwining two related narratives, Mandanipour unfolds the tale of an Iranian writer attempting to pen a love story set in present-day Iran. Similar to Romeo and Juliet, the writer's two lovers struggle to endure against powerful external forces. Unfortunately, though, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance furiously attempts to censor the writer's work.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Expurgado/No disponible		047595

Translation of previously unpublished Persian novel.

Shahriar Mandanipour, a contemporary and controversial Iranian writer, presents his first novel written in English. Seamlessly entwining two related narratives, Mandanipour unfolds the tale of an Iranian writer attempting to pen a love story set in present-day Iran. Similar to Romeo and Juliet, the writer's two lovers struggle to endure against powerful external forces. Unfortunately, though, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance furiously attempts to censor the writer's work.

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