| My Uncle Napoleon Contributor(s): Pezeshkzad, Iraj (Author), Davis, Dick (Translator), Nafisi, Azar (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812974433 ISBN-13: 9780812974430 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Satire - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005056243 |
| Series: Modern Library (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.10 lbs) 528 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |