- International Booker Prize 2020 · Shortlist · for the translation by Anonymous
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
اشراق درخت گوجه سبز · Eshragh-e derakht-e gojeh sabz
Shokoofeh Azar (شکوفه آذر, born 1972)
Translated by Anonymous
English editions
In EnglishThe Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
Europa Editions · United States · 2020 · Paperback · 256 pages
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
Europa Editions · United Kingdom · 2020 · Paperback · 256 pages
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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.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 298 pages in the original
- Genres
- Politics, Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Iran, 1980s
- First published
- 2019 by Wild Dingo Press
- Author's age
- 47 when first published
- ISBN
9780648349822 (original)
9781609455651 (Europa Editions, United States)
9781787702110 (Europa Editions, United Kingdom)
- More
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