A Persian Requiem
- Title
- A Persian Requiem
- Original Title
- سووشون
- Translator
- Roxane Zand
- Publisher
- Peter Halban
- Genre
- Novel
- Format
- Book
- Medium
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Page Number
- 279
- ISBN / ISSN
- 1870015789
- Does the translation have images?
- Yes
- WorldCat Link
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/795120045
- Reviews
1
John Simpson
BBC World Affairs
"A superb insight into the Iranian past and the reason why it turned into the Iranian present."
2
Anita Desai
“... a revelation of freshness and vivacity...”
3
Shusha Guppy
"Not to be missed.”
4
Fred Halliday
"Beautifully translated, and many-layered, A Persian Requiem challenges convention, of east and west.”
5
Han Suyin
"... a great work by a great Persian writer.”
6
Book Self Description
Tribal leaders in opposition to the government, the corruption of occupation, society torn apart by shifting political loyalties ... this is the background to one woman's powerful story.
Retranslations
This work has been translated more than once. Below you can find a the retranslations currently in the database.
- A Persian Requiem ⇐ Current translation
- 1991
- Translated by Roxane Zand
- Sauvashun
- 1990
- Translated by Mohammad Reza Ghanoonparvar
This record was first created by Ali Araghi
