Septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer as isaac navigates the tedium and terrors of prison, forging tenuous trusts, his wife feverishly searches for him, suspecting, all the while, that their oncetrusted housekeeper has turned on them and is now acting as an informer. Dalia sofers remarkably accomplished debut novel, the septembers of shiraz, follows his descent from a venerated, wealthy jeweler to a helpless prisoner, and chronicles the disquieting effect of his arrest on his family. Dalia sofer books list of books by author dalia sofer. International fiction iran, award winners orange prize longlist, historical fiction iranian revolution reason for reading.
It narrates the lives of a welltodo iranian family during and after the iranian revolution which additionally overthrew the shah and ushered in the islamic republic. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer ecco, 2007 fiction. There is also a subplot involving a hasidic family in new york. The septembers of shiraz audiobook listen instantly. In the wake of the iranian revolution, as the ayatollah khomeinis republic is first being established, gem dealer isaac amin is arrested near his opulent tehran home. Buy a cheap copy of the septembers of shiraz book by dalia sofer. Sofer was ten years old when her own jewish family escaped iran. The septembers of shiraz scattered books bookstore. Clare messud, scotsman the kite runner became a global bestseller not just because it removed the lid on a troubled country and exposed the human stories within. Isaac amin, an iranian jew, is arrested and imprisoned shortly after the 1979 revolution in iran, accused of being a zionist spy. In dalia sofers first novel, a father is separated from his jewish family in iran shortly after the revolution. In march 2007 she was the first recipient of the sirenland fellowship, given each year to an unpublished author to attend the sirenland writers.
Dalia sofer is going to be speaking at a local bookstore in the bay area this week, see schedule at the bottom of the post. The septembers of shiraz literary book club august 2008 selection. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. It narrates the lives of a welltodo iranian family during and after the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the septembers of shiraz. An iranian jew waits wrongly accused in prison while his family slowly crumbles in tehran and new york. In the aftermath of the iranian revolution, raregem deal. She was born in 1972 in tehran, iran and fled at the age of ten to the united states with her family. Buy the septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer from amazons fiction books store. Septembers of shiraz a first novel, set in tehran august 15, 2007 dalia sofer has published a first novel set in tehran, two years after the overthrow of the monarchy there. I had the privilege of meeting the author and hearing her interviewed as part of the program. On a september day in 1981, gem trader isaac amin is accosted by revolutionary guards at his tehran office and imprisoned for no other crime than being jewish in a country where muslim fanaticism is growing daily.
The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer booksamillion. Set in tehran during the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, this understated, beautifully told literary debut follows the amin family as they cope with their fathers false imprisonment. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have. Accused of spying for israel, isaac amins real crime is simply being jewish, which gets him tossed into jail after the iranian revolution feeds the flames of islamic. The usual book, fiction, history, novel, scientific research, as with ease as various additional sorts of books are readily reachable here. Dalia sofer, who was forced to flee postrevolutionary iran at the age of ten after her. Dalia sofer was born in iran and fled at the age of ten to the united states with her family. The film stars adrien brody, salma hayek, shohreh aghdashloo, anthony azizi, bashar rahal and alon aboutboul. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer waterstones. Following in that films lamentable tradition, the new septembers of shiraz recreates its 1979 tehran in bulgaria, where an international cast led by adrien brody and salma hayek was directed by an australian, wayne blair. Iranianamerican novelist dalia sofers debut, a sensitive account of a tehran familys neardestruction after the iranian revolution, was. Sofers family escaped from iran in 1982 when she was 10, an experience that may explain the intense detail of this unnerving debut. In the aftermath of the iranian revolution, raregem dealer isaac amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Firdous bamji wrongly accused of spying after the iranian revolution, isaac amin is tossed.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Septembers of shiraz a first novel, set in tehran dalia sofer has published a first novel set in tehran, two years after the overthrow of the monarchy there. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer books library. Author dalia sofer was herself ten years old when she escaped from iran with her family. The septembers of shiraz the septembers of shiraz audiobook, by dalia sofer. The septembers of shiraz was the 2018 annual selection of the one bay one book program of the jewish community library. Buy the septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer online at alibris. Scattered books 29 king street, chapaqua, ny, 10514 91452980. Isaac amin was a rare gem dealer who was arrested by the revolutionary guards in september 1981. The septembers of shiraz, by dalia sofer 6302012 categories.
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And as his daughter, in a childlike attempt to stop the wave of baseless arrests, engages in illicit activities, his son, sent to. Listen to septembers of shiraz audiobook by dalia sofer. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. In tehran following the iranian revolution, we follow a jewish family through an extraordinary year beginning with the fathers arrest. The septembers of shiraz audiobook on cd, 2009 worldcat. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer, paperback. She received her mfa in fiction from sarah lawrence college in 2002 and has been a resident at yaddo. Septembers of shiraz dalia soferthe books to browse. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The result is another vacuous melodramathriller that doesnt lay a glove on the eras historical complexities. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Buy this book sofers family escaped from iran in 1982 when she was 10, an experience that may explain the. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Books set in shiraz the septembers of shiraz tripfiction.
Religious and political arguments are highlighted within the family and threaten to divide them. 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 wont be able to join his wife and daughter for lunch, as promised. Read the septembers of shiraz a novel by dalia sofer available from rakuten kobo. Soon to be a major motion picture starring adrien brody. The septembers of shiraz dalia sofer, 2007 harpercollins 368 pp. Dalia sofers first book, the septembers of shiraz, is an excellent novel, written with colorful and detailed word imagery, covering a oneyear period from september 1981 to september 1982.
I plan to go tomorrow night, and hopefully will be able to update with some more insights into this novel after hearing her speak. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Septembers of shiraz is a 2015 american drama film directed by wayne blair and written by hanna weg. Wrongly accused of spying after the iranian revolution, isaac amin is tossed into prison, forcing his wife to. It is based on the 2007 novel the septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer book read online scribd. The septembers of shiraz, poignant once youve read this first novel by dalia sofer, is, on its own, a title at once overly poetic and misleading.
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