{"product_id":"seasons-of-purgatory-paperback","title":"Seasons of Purgatory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShahriar Mandanipour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSara Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first English-language story collection from \"one of Iran's most important living fiction writers\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Guardian), \u003ci\u003e\"a playful, whip-smart literary conjuror: a Kundera or Rushdie of post-Khomeini Iran\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Wall Street Journal)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, the fantastical and the visceral merge in tales of tender desire and collective violence, the boredom and brutality of war, and the clash of modern urban life and rural traditions. Mandanipour, banned from publication in his native Iran, vividly renders the individual consciousness in extremis from a variety of perspectives: young and old, man and woman, conscript and prisoner. While delivering a ferocious social critique, these stories are steeped in the poetry and stark beauty of an ancient land and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShahriar Mandanipour\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, exiled Iranian author and journalist who served in the Iran-Iraq war. His fiction has been published throughout the world, including two acclaimed novels published in English and the story collection \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2006, Mandanipour moved to the United States, where he became a citizen in 2021. He has held fellowships at Brown University, Harvard University, and Boston College and has taught at Brown University and Tufts University. He lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767879663904,"sku":"9781942658955","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e04fa3dcc7c7d4f43768cd431b932800.webp?v=1780319350","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/seasons-of-purgatory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}