Lit in Translation

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 English
  • The 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

* Affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate and a Bookshop.org affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. The price stays the same for you.

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.

AI-generated summary

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
Wikidata