Bibliograph

The immortals of Tehran, a novel, Ali Araghi

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The immortals of Tehran, a novel, Ali Araghi

Language

eng

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The immortals of Tehran

Responsibility statement

Ali Araghi

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"As a child living in his family's apple orchard, Ahmad Torkash-Vand treasures his great-great-great-great grandfather's every mesmerizing word day of his father's death, Ahmad listens closely as the seemingly immortal elder tells him the tale of a centuries-old family curse . . . and the boy's own fated role in the story. Ahmad grows up to suspect that something must be interfering with his family, as he struggles to hold them together through decades of famine, loss, and political turmoil in Iran. As the world transforms around him, each turn of Ahmad's life is a surprise: from street brawler, to father of two unusually gifted daughters; from radical poet, to politician with a target on his back. These lives, and the many unforgettable stories alongside his, converge and catch fire at the center of the Revolution."--Publisher's description

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