Ebook {Epub PDF} The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer

The Septembers of Shiraz is a remarkable debut: the richly evocative, powerfully affecting depiction of a prosperous Jewish family in Tehran shortly after the revolution. In this fickle literary world, it's impossible to predict whether Sofer's novel will become a classic, but it certainly stands a chance.”. The Septembers of Shiraz (), a historical novel by Dalia Sofer, recounts the experiences of one family during the Iranian Revolution in the late s. It was awarded the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize in , and the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Choice Award in It was also a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and named a Notable Book of the Year by the New . Author Dalia Sofer was herself ten years old when she escaped from Iran with her family. The Septembers of Shiraz was the annual selection of the One Bay One Book program of the Jewish Community Library. (San Franciscans, look it up!) I had the privilege of meeting the author and hearing her interviewed as part of the program/5().

By Dalia Sofer Aug. 5, When Isaac Amin sees two men with rifles walk into his office at half past noon on a warm autumn day in Tehran, his first thought is that he won't be able to join his. The Septembers of Shiraz never quite engaged me, despite my interest in Iran and novels about political repression. Though Sofer's story felt sincere and genuine -- she and her family left Iran when she was 10 -- her characters, with the exception of Shirin, a young girl, didn't bring the book alive for me. The Septembers of Shiraz, Dalia Sofer The Septembers of Shiraz () is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer. It narrates the lives of a well-to-do Iranian family during and after the Iranian revolution which additionally overthrew the Shah and ushered in the Islamic republic.

The Septembers of Shiraz is a remarkable debut: the richly evocative, powerfully affecting depiction of a prosperous Jewish family in Tehran shortly after the revolution. In this fickle literary world, it's impossible to predict whether Sofer's novel will become a classic, but it certainly stands a chance.”. The Septembers of Shiraz, Dalia Sofer The Septembers of Shiraz () is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer. It narrates the lives of a well-to-do Iranian family during and after the Iranian revolution which additionally overthrew the Shah and ushered in the Islamic republic. The Septembers of Shiraz (), a historical novel by Dalia Sofer, recounts the experiences of one family during the Iranian Revolution in the late s. It was awarded the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize in , and the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Choice Award in It was also a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, and named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.