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The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree
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Narrated by:
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Priya Ayyar
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Written by:
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Shokoofeh Azar
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Set in Iran in the decade following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this moving, richly imagined novel is narrated by the ghost of Bahar, a 13-year-old girl, whose family is compelled to flee their home in Tehran for a new life in a small village, hoping in this way to preserve both their intellectual freedom and their lives. But they soon find themselves caught up in the post-revolutionary chaos that sweeps across their ancient land. Bahar's mother, after a tragic loss, embarks on a long, eventful journey in search of meaning in a world swept up in the post-revolutionary madness.
Told from the wise yet innocent gaze of a young girl, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree speaks of the power of imagination when confronted with cruelty and of our human need to make sense of trauma through the ritual of storytelling itself. Through her unforgettable characters, Azar weaves a timely and timeless story that juxtaposes the beauty of an ancient, vibrant culture with the brutality of an oppressive political regime.
Shortlisted for The Stella Prize 2018
Shortlisted for The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award 2018
Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2020
Longlisted for The National Book Award for Translated Literature 2020
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- Arpit Pangasa
- 26-04-20
Grt read on the stifling of a great civilization
This was my first audible book and boy did I enjoy it. The different features like handsfree mode, sleeper, timer, re-wind option are a great help and I am looking to hearing more audible titles now :)
As far as the book is concerned, it's a great narrative, how the "Arab Invasion" destroyed an ancient civilization, how the Islamic Cultural Revolution destroyed all culture and how an intelligent set of ppl were rendered to an amorphous mass of dazed bigoted followers.
The magic realism is astounding, with djinns, mermaids, ghosts coming up in regular intervals, trying to take us beyond the text and are reminiscent of the earlier Iranian dastanic culture. Well done Miss Azar and this book deserves to be in the Intl Booker shortlist.
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