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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

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Availability:In StockContributor:Shokoofeh AzarPublish date:2020-01-07Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609455651ISBN-10:1609455657UPC:9781609455651Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Sagas, Family LifeAward:2020 Man Booker International Prize Nominee - Novel Award|2020 National Book Awards Nominee - Translation AwardSize:8.20 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC1HTPV328

LONGLISTED for the 2021 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE
LONGLISTED for the 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Translated Literature
FINALIST for the 2020 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE

From the pen of one of Iran's rising literary stars, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree is a family story about the unbreakable connection between the living and the dead.

Set in Iran in the decade following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this moving, richly imagined novel is narrated by the ghost of Bahar, a thirteen-year-old girl, whose family is compelled to flee their home in Tehran for a new life in a small village, hoping in this way to preserve both their intellectual freedom and their lives. But they soon find themselves caught up in the post-revolutionary chaos that sweeps across their ancient land. Bahar's mother, after a tragic loss, will embark on a long, eventful journey in search of meaning in a world swept up in the post-revolutionary madness.

Told from the wise yet innocent gaze of a young girl, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree speaks of the power of imagination when confronted with cruelty, and of our human need to make sense of trauma through the ritual of storytelling itself. Through her unforgettable characters, Azar weaves a timely and timeless story that juxtaposes the beauty of an ancient, vibrant culture with the brutality of an oppressive political regime.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9781609455651ISBN-10:1609455657UPC:9781609455651Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Sagas, Family LifeAward:2020 Man Booker International Prize Nominee - Novel Award|2020 National Book Awards Nominee - Translation AwardSize:8.20 x 5.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC1HTPV328

Shokoofeh Azar moved to Australia as a political refugee in 2011. She is the author of essays, articles, and children's books, and is the first Iranian woman to hitchhike the entire length of the Silk Road. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, originally written in Farsi, was shortlisted for Australia's Stella Prize for Fiction and is her first novel to be translated into English.

Publisher: Europa Editions

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🏆 2020 Man Booker International Prize Nominee - Novel Award|2020 National Book Awards Nominee - Translation Award

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Shokoofeh Azar

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