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The gowkaran tree in the middle of our kitchen / Shokoofeh Azar.
Van Pelt Library PK6562.1.Z37 G69 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Azar, Shokoofeh, author.
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Children--Fiction.
- Children.
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Revolutions--Fiction.
- Revolutions.
- Magic realism (Literature)--Fiction.
- Magic realism (Literature).
- Iran--History--Revolution, 1979--Fiction.
- Iran.
- Iran--History--Revolution, 1979.
- Genre:
- Magic realist fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 513 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Europa Editions, [2025]
- Language Note:
- Translated into English from the original Farsi.
- Summary:
- "Spanning fifty years in the history of modern Iran, this lush, layered story embraces politics and family, revolution and reconstruction, loss and love as it recounts the colorful destinies of twelve children who get lost one long-ago night inside a mysterious palace. Each lost child's story unfolds against the backdrop of immense cultural and political transformation; lovers must survive war, revolution, and rigid social strictures to keep their love alive; family bonds are tested, especially those indissoluble connections between the living and the dead. The Gowkaran Tree in the Middle of Our Kitchen is also the moving story of one family's efforts to preserve the richness of Iranian culture in the face of Islamic hegemony following the 1979 revolution."-- Amazon.
- Notes:
- "The translator has chosen to remain anonymous for security reasons. Translated from the Farsi."
- Original title: درخت گوکاران در وسط آشپزخانه ما
- ISBN:
- 9798889660972
- OCLC:
- 1457231184
- Publisher Number:
- 90102182767
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