Tehran at Twilight
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01.03.2019
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Akashic BooksSeitenzahl
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Englisch
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9781617753336
An Iranian American returns home to help a friend and finds his life in danger: "Remarkable... a smart, eloquent novel." -Dalia Sofer, author of
The Septembers of Shiraz
The year is 2008. Reza Malek's life is modest but manageable-he lives in a small apartment in Harlem, teaches at a local university, and is relieved to be far from the blood and turmoil of Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked as a reporter, interpreter, and sometimes lover for a superstar journalist who has long since moved on to more remarkable men.
But after a terse phone call from his best friend in Iran, Reza reluctantly returns to Tehran. Once there, he finds far more than he bargained for: the city is on the edge of revolution; his friend is embroiled with Shia militants; and his missing mother, who was alleged to have run off before the revolution, is alive and well-while his own life is now in danger.
Against a backdrop of corrupt clerics, shady fixers, political repression, and the ever-present threat of violence, this novel offers a telling glimpse into contemporary Tehran, and spins a riveting morality tale of identity and exile, the bonds of friendship, and the limits of loyalty.
"[A] swift, hard-boiled novel... Shadowy zealots exist everywhere, whether in conference rooms or interrogation rooms or-most often-in rooms that can serve as both." -
The
New York Times Book Review
"A gripping portrait of a nation awash in violence and crippled by corruption." -
Publishers Weekly
"A smart political thriller." -Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of
The Moor's Account
"Gives readers a visceral sense of life in a country where repression is the norm... Recommended for espionage aficionados and for readers who enjoy international settings." -
Library Journal
"A fascinating glimpse of contemporary Iran through the familiar story of childhood friends whose paths are beginning to diverge irreversibly." -
Shelf Awareness
The Septembers of Shiraz
The year is 2008. Reza Malek's life is modest but manageable-he lives in a small apartment in Harlem, teaches at a local university, and is relieved to be far from the blood and turmoil of Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked as a reporter, interpreter, and sometimes lover for a superstar journalist who has long since moved on to more remarkable men.
But after a terse phone call from his best friend in Iran, Reza reluctantly returns to Tehran. Once there, he finds far more than he bargained for: the city is on the edge of revolution; his friend is embroiled with Shia militants; and his missing mother, who was alleged to have run off before the revolution, is alive and well-while his own life is now in danger.
Against a backdrop of corrupt clerics, shady fixers, political repression, and the ever-present threat of violence, this novel offers a telling glimpse into contemporary Tehran, and spins a riveting morality tale of identity and exile, the bonds of friendship, and the limits of loyalty.
"[A] swift, hard-boiled novel... Shadowy zealots exist everywhere, whether in conference rooms or interrogation rooms or-most often-in rooms that can serve as both." -
The
New York Times Book Review
"A gripping portrait of a nation awash in violence and crippled by corruption." -
Publishers Weekly
"A smart political thriller." -Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of
The Moor's Account
"Gives readers a visceral sense of life in a country where repression is the norm... Recommended for espionage aficionados and for readers who enjoy international settings." -
Library Journal
"A fascinating glimpse of contemporary Iran through the familiar story of childhood friends whose paths are beginning to diverge irreversibly." -
Shelf Awareness
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