The Septembers of Shiraz

Zusatztext "?finely wrought?this novel captures in riveting images the prelude to the exodus of Iranian Jews." Informationen zum Autor Dalia Sofer was born in Iran and fled at the age of ten to the United States with her family. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and has been a resident at Yaddo. A graduate of the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, she lives in New York City. Klappentext In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the terrors of prison, and his wife feverishly searches for him, his children struggle with the realization that their family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger. Zusammenfassung Soon to be a major motion picture starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution! rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested! wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance! his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the terrors of prison! and his wife feverishly searches for him! his children struggle with the realization that their family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dalia Sofer
• Verlag: Ecco Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 29.04.2008
• EAN: 9780061130410
• ISBN: 978-0-06-113041-0
• Seiten: 368
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 205 mm x 23 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Politics, Political / legal thriller, United States of America, USA, Historical crime and mysteries, Plays, Playscripts, Relating to religious groups, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Political, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: WORLD FICTION, FICTION: Media Tie-In, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: FICTION, FICTION: Jewish, FICTION: World Literature / American / 21st Century, First Year Experience / Fiction, First Year Experience / World Fiction