Rooftops of Tehran

In this poignant, eye-opening and emotionally vivid novel, Mahbod Seraji lays bare the beauty and brutality of the centuries-old Persian culture, while reaffirming the human experiences we all share. In a middle-class neighborhood of Irans sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zaris stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shahs secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice

המשפט הראשון: I hear someone’s voice chanting, and the repetitive verses lap like water at the edge of my consciousness. If I had a book, I would read it. If I had a song, I would sing it. I look around until I see an old man standing a few meters away chanting in a steady, empty tone. The place does not look familiar to me. The blue robe that covers my body, the wheelchair I am sitting in, the sunlight creepin

שנה

2009

שפה

English

הוצאה

New American Library

מהדורות

7

עמודים

348

ISBN

9780451226815

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata