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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 295 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307390424
Subject(s): Genre/Form: 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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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Translation of previously unpublished Persian novel.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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