{"product_id":"seasons-of-purgatory","title":"Seasons of Purgatory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shahriyar Mandani?pur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Seasons of Purgatory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658955\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 8.25 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.5 Pounds, Width: 0.5 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shahriyār Mandanīʹpūr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53794841198899,"sku":"9781942658955","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/18400143482879.jpg?v=1785905943","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/seasons-of-purgatory","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}