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My Uncle Napoleon

By Iraj Pezeshkzad
Introduction by Azar Nafisi
Translated by Dick Davis

By Iraj Pezeshkzad
Introduction by Azar Nafisi
Translated by Dick Davis

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Apr 11, 2006 | ISBN 9780812974430

My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad
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About My Uncle Napoleon

The most beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth century

“God forbid, I’ve fallen in love with Layli!” So begins the farce of our narrator’s life, one spent in a large extended Iranian family lorded over by the blustering, paranoid patriarch, Dear Uncle Napoleon. When Uncle Napoleon’s least-favorite nephew falls for his daughter, Layli, family fortunes are reversed, feuds fired up and resolved, and assignations attempted and thwarted.

First published in Iran in the 1970s and adapted into a hugely successful television series, this beloved novel is now “Suggested Reading” in Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran. My Uncle Napoleon is a timeless and universal satire of first love and family intrigue.

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About Iraj Pezeshkzad

Iraj Pezeshkzad was born in Tehran in 1928 and educated in Iran and then France, where he received his law degree. He served as a judge in the Iranian Judiciary for five years prior to joining the Iranian Foreign Service…. More about Iraj Pezeshkzad

Product Details

Category: Classic Fiction | Fiction

Paperback | $18.00
Published by Modern Library
Apr 11, 2006 | 528 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812974430
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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

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