The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020
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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020 by Shokoofeh Azar
A family story about the unbreakable connection between the living and the dead
“A fiercely clever book” * The New Statesman *
“A Farsi Isabel Allende.” * The Guardian *
“It takes a special writer – and Azar is one such – to avoid faltering when the harshest experiences are interlaced with scenes of fantastical interventions in the routine experiences of the characters. The lives created within this novel and the conditions to which they must adapt, lead to extraordinary scenes.” * The Irish Times *
“A sumptuous meditation on the practice of interpretation.” * Asymptote Journal *
“A mesmerizing and richly textured novel about Iranian history post Islamic Revolution. A sublime tale about how a nation’s past defines its national and personal narratives, written by one of Iran’s rising literary talents.” * BookRiot *
“If ever there was a book that needs to be read more than once, this is it.” * ArtsHub *
“[Azar’s] book is a great journey. It moves places and it moves us as readers, in an emotional and intellectual sense.” * The Los Angeles Review of Books *
“The plot is intricate…the writing is ravishing: shimmeringly poetic…so mesmerizing is the storytelling.” * The Weekend Australian *
“Azar delves deep into the mythological spirit realm and pre-Islamic Zoroastrian religion of ancient Persia . . . [taking] us into breathtaking worlds of imagination and allegory . . . Astonishing.” * Backstory *
“A Farsi Isabel Allende.” * The Guardian *
“It takes a special writer – and Azar is one such – to avoid faltering when the harshest experiences are interlaced with scenes of fantastical interventions in the routine experiences of the characters. The lives created within this novel and the conditions to which they must adapt, lead to extraordinary scenes.” * The Irish Times *
“A sumptuous meditation on the practice of interpretation.” * Asymptote Journal *
“A mesmerizing and richly textured novel about Iranian history post Islamic Revolution. A sublime tale about how a nation’s past defines its national and personal narratives, written by one of Iran’s rising literary talents.” * BookRiot *
“If ever there was a book that needs to be read more than once, this is it.” * ArtsHub *
“[Azar’s] book is a great journey. It moves places and it moves us as readers, in an emotional and intellectual sense.” * The Los Angeles Review of Books *
“The plot is intricate…the writing is ravishing: shimmeringly poetic…so mesmerizing is the storytelling.” * The Weekend Australian *
“Azar delves deep into the mythological spirit realm and pre-Islamic Zoroastrian religion of ancient Persia . . . [taking] us into breathtaking worlds of imagination and allegory . . . Astonishing.” * Backstory *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787702110 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787702111 |
| Title | The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020 |
| Author | Shokoofeh Azar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Europa Editions (UK) Ltd |
| Year published | 2020-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Stella Prize 2018 (Australia), Short-listed for Queensland University Fiction Award 2018 (Australia) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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