The most beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth century “God forbid, I’ve fallen in love with Layli!” So begins the farce of our narrator’s life, one spent in a large extended Iranian family lorded over by the blustering, paranoid patriarch, Dear Uncle Napoleon. When Uncle Napoleon’s least-favorite nephew falls for his daughter, Layli, family fortunes are reversed, feuds fired up and resolved, and assignations attempted and thwarted. First published in Iran in the 1970s and adapted into a hugely successful television series, this beloved novel is now “Suggested Reading” in Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran. My Uncle Napoleon is a timeless and universal satire of first love and family intrigue.

My Uncle Napoleon: A Novel (Modern Library (Paperback))

Literature & Fiction

Pezeshkzad, Iraj

Dramas & Plays

Modern Library

Review\nPezeshkzad is one of Iran’s beloved modern writers. ― Nasrin Rahimieh, University of California, Irvine\nHafez in Love is an extraordinary English rendering showing why this Persian poet of wine, love, and honesty has been the most widely read author from the Balkan to the Bay of Bengal for seven hundred years in the Islamic world…. A fantastic read to be recommended to everyone who loves Persia, Persian poetry, and historical novels. ― Ali-Asghar Seyed-Ghorab, Leiden University\nHafez in Love is a quite charming little historical romance, in a world that has become very unstable but where poetry also still matters. It's an enjoyable read—and fans of Hafez and his poetry will certainly appreciate it, not least for how the poetry is cleverly employed in the novel. ― Complete Review\nShams al-Din Mohammad Hafez is in love. He is in love with a girl, with a city, and with Persian poetry. Despite his enmity with the new and dangerous city leader, the jealousy of his fellow court poets, and the competition for his beloved, Iran’s favorite poet remains unbothered. When his wit and charm are not enough to keep him safe in Shiraz, his friends conspire to keep him out of trouble. But their schemes are unsuccessful. Nothing will chase Hafez from this city of wine and roses. In Pezeshkzad’s fictional account, Hafez’s life in fourteenth-century Shiraz is a mix of peril and humor. Set in a city that is at once beautiful and cutthroat, the novel includes a cast of historical figures to illuminate this elusive poet of the Persian literary tradition. Shabani-Jadidi and Higgins’s translation brings the beloved poetry of Hafez alive for an English audience and reacquaints readers with the comic wit and original storytelling of Pezeshkzad.\nBook Description\nWinner of the Lois Roth Persian Translation Prize

Hafez in Love: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)

Literary

Syracuse University Press

Satire by the author of Uncle Napoleon. Author has said that this is his own favorite work.

Asemun Rismun

Humor & Entertainment

Iraj Pezeshkzad

Humor

Ibex Pub

Language : Persian Publication Year : 2008 Weight : 1.5 lbs. Volume 1 : 163 pages.

Moroori Dar Vagheye 15 Khordad 42 Va Ghanoone Masooniyate Nezamiane Amrikayee

ketab corp.

Collection of Satire & Critical Articles About Iranian Politics

Be Yade Yar Va Diar

A teenage boy makes the mistake of falling in love with the much protected daughter of his uncle, mischievously nicknamed after his hero Napoleon Bonaparte, the curmudgeonly self-- appointed patriarch of a large and extended Iranian family in 1940s Tehran. با مقدمه جدید نویسنده

دایی جان ناپلئون / my uncle napoleon

kamran borookhim

Mi tío Napoleón (Spanish Edition)

Contemporary

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My Uncle Napoleon: A Novel (Modern Library (Paperback))

Hafez in Love: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)

Asemun Rismun

Moroori Dar Vagheye 15 Khordad 42 Va Ghanoone Masooniyate Nezamiane Amrikayee

Be Yade Yar Va Diar

دایی جان ناپلئون / my uncle napoleon

Mi tío Napoleón (Spanish Edition)

Mi tío Napoleón (Spanish Edition)