Mehr- Olia’s Reminiscences is the forth and final volume of the Mothers and Daughters saga. As the title suggests this book is all about Oli, (as Mehr- Olia is called by her entourage), an old woman with a long and eventful past full of dreams, ideas, joys, sorrows, hopes and despairs. She recalls her childhood friends, the way of life back home, her love, her […]
A novel about Iranians in Exile [Persian Title: Dar Safar. Text available on this site Away is indeed a photo album of some Iranian exiles, (immigrants, travellers, business men…) and a few non-Iranians, who linger in the memory of the narrator “as overlapped figures in a kaleidoscope”. All the characters are portrayed with the briefest pen-strokes of the […]
A Novel of Iran’s Revolution [Persian Title: Dar Hazar.The original text & the English translation available on this site.] At Home gives a panoramic view of the Islamic revolution in Iran covering a span of one year: starting from what became known as “black Friday” up to hostage taking in the American embassy in Tehran. The factual and chronological accuracy of the […]
