A beautifully told, transcendent tale of truth, salvation, and the power of desire.

THE SADDLEBAG: A FABLE FOR DOUBTERS AND SEEKERS.

Literature & Fiction

Nakhjavání, Bahíyyih

Contemporary

Bloomsbury Publishing

A tantalising tale of what befalls nine different individuals travelling the desert route between Mecca and Medina in the middle of the nineteenth century, as they encounter a mysterious saddlebag that changes each of their lives. It seems a perfectly ordinary saddlebag when the Thief steals it from a Pilgrim; but what are its contents, so precious and so powerful that they can wreak death or joy, ruin or salvation 'Like CATCH 22 and THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS, when you finish reading Bahiyyih Nakhjavani's debut novel, you wonder how on earth she is ever going to be able to follow it up, such is the uniqueness of its form, the precise simplicity of its language and the vaguely unsettling nature of its premise' BIG ISSUE

The Saddlebag

Literary

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Novel

Gossip was rife in the capital about the poetess of Qazvin. Some claimed she had been arrested for masterminding the murder of the grand Mullah, her uncle. Others echoed her words, and passed her poems from hand to hand. Everyone spoke of her beauty, and her dazzling intelligence. But most alarming to the Shah and the court was how the poetess could read. As her warnings and predictions became prophecies fulfilled, about the assassination of the Shah, the hanging of the Mayor, and the murder of the Grand Vazir, many wondered whether she was not only reading history but writing it as well. Was she herself guilty of the crimes she was foretelling? Set in the world of the Qajar monarchs, mayors, ministers, and mullahs, this book explores the dangerous and at the same time luminous legacy left by a remarkable person. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani offers a gripping tale that is at once a compelling history of a pioneering woman, a story of nineteenth century Iran told from the street level up, and a work that is universally relevant to our times.

United States

Redwood Press

Stanford University Press

A Fable for Doubters and Seekers A beautifully told, transcendent tale of truth, salvation, and the power of desire. "Nakhjavani's robust debut is a Chaucerian rondo . . . [with a style] familiar from . . . early Salman Rushdie." —James Urquhart, The London Times

The Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers

Mythology & Folk Tales

Beacon Pr

When we grow up

All Bahá'í parents face special problems in bringing up their children in a world dominated by very different principles from those governing a Bahá'í society. This book meets those problems head on, as it explores human nature and the rich theme of 'the Covenant', with its implications for family and community. Quotations from the Bahá'í Writings tie the book closely to the source of its inspiration, and the author's own imagination and vitality build a bridge from ideals to everyday life. The author comes from a distinguished Bahá'í family and herself has a daughter.

When We Grow Up

Religion & Spirituality

Islam

George Ronald Publisher Ltd

An exploration in the Baha'i Writings of the dual nature of human relationships.

Response

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Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism

Na1vk1vhjavbanb8, Bahb8yyih

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

A groundbreaking book about the direct relationship between a woman's rights and freedoms and the economic prosperity of her country. 
"The authors speak to hearts as well as minds." ―Maud de Boer Buquicchio, UN Special Rapporteur
“Not only timely but profoundly important―a must-read." Jackie Jones, Professor of Feminist Legal studies
Gender discrimination is often seen from a human rights perspective; it is a violation of women’s basic human rights, as embedded in the Universal Declaration, the UN Charter and other such founding documents. Moreover, there is overwhelming evidence that restrictions and various forms of discrimination against women are also bad economics. They undermine the talent pool available to the private sector, they distort power relationships within the family and lead to inefficiencies in the use of resources. They contribute to create an environment in which women, de facto, are second class citizens, with fewer options than men, lower quality jobs, lower pay, often the victims of various forms of violence, literally from the cradle to the grave. They are also not fully politically empowered and have scant presence in the corridors of power, whether as finance ministers, central bank governors, prime ministers or on the boards of leading corporations. Why is gender inequality so pervasive? Where does it come from? Does it have cultural and religious roots? And what are the sorts of policies and values that will deliver a world in which being born a boy or a girl is no longer a measure of the likelihood of developing one’s human potential?

Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality

Business & Money

López-Claros, Augusto

Economics

St.Martin's Press

Us&Them: A Novel

Lili and Goli have argued endlessly about where their mother, Bibijan, should live since the Iranian Revolution. They disagree about her finances too, which remain blocked as long as she insists on waiting for her son―still missing but not presumed dead yet―to return from the Iran–Iraq war. But once they begin to "share" the old woman, sending her back and forth between Paris and Los Angeles, they start asking themselves where the money might be coming from. Only their Persian half-sister in Iran and the Westernized granddaughter of the family have the courage to face up to the answers, and only when Bibijan finally relinquishes the past can she remember the truth. A story mirrored in fragmented lives, Us&amp;Them explores the ludicrous and the tragic, the venal and the generous-hearted aspects of Iranian life away from home. It is a story both familial and familiar in its generational tensions and misunderstandings, its push and pull of obligations and expectations. It also highlights how "we" can become "them" at any moment, for our true exile is alienation from others. Acclaimed author Bahiyyih Nakhjavani offers a poignant satire about migration, one of the vital issues of our times.

Humor & Satire

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THE SADDLEBAG: A FABLE FOR DOUBTERS AND SEEKERS.

The Saddlebag

The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Novel

The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Novel

The Saddlebag: A Fable for Doubters and Seekers

When We Grow Up

Response

Asking Questions: A Challenge to Fundamentalism

Equality for Women = Prosperity for All: The Disastrous Global Crisis of Gender Inequality

Us&Them: A Novel