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Shokoofeh Azar

شکوفه آذر

Born 1972 · Australia, Iran

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    International Booker 2020 · Shortlist

    The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

    اشراق درخت گوجه سبز · Eshragh-e derakht-e gojeh sabz

    Shokoofeh Azar · 47 when first published

    Novel · 256 pages · Politics, Family

    Translated by Anonymous

    AI-generated summary:In Iran just after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, a family is caught up in the chaos and violence that sweep across the ancient land, in a story told in the magic realist manner of classical Persian tales.