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My Uncle Napoleon
A teenage boy makes the mistake of falling in love with the much-protected daughter of his uncle, mischievously nicknamed after his hero Napoleon Bonaparte, the curmudgeonly self-appointed patriarch of a large and extended Iranian family in 1940s Tehran.
This edition features an introduction by author and literature professor Azar Nafisi, an informative preface by the translator, a list of characters, a map of Iran, a glossary of terms, an afterward by the author, and questions for reading group discussion. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
PRAISE
“A gift both to readers fascinated by other cultures and to lovers of fiction for fiction’s sake.”
–The Washington Post Book World
Readers can gain a more balanced impression of Iran from this novel, which looks at life from the kind of humorous perspective few Westerners may associate with the current regime in that country.”
–The Christian Science Monitor
“A masterpiece of contemporary world fiction.”
–Baltimore Sun
“Howlingly funny . . . [a] tender, salacious and magical Iranian import.”
–Cleveland Plain Dealer
“A giddily uproarious mixture of farce and slapstick.”
–The Atlantic
My Uncle Napoleon
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