The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel (P.S.) | 
 enlarge | Author: Dalia Sofer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Category: Book
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 0061130419
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061130410
ASIN: 0061130419
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the terrors of prison, and his wife feverishly searches for him, his children struggle with the realization that their family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger.
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 Our resilience is always being tested. A price will be paid if we ignore the signs of unrest in our neighborhoods. July 20, 2008
In her first novel, The Septembers of Shiraz, Dalia Sofer has written a page turner.The story is important to all of us who are concerned about extremism worldwide. The Iranian family represented here could be any one of us. Their desire to remain invisible to the forces that were taking over their country and the outcome of their efforts to gain security makes for very good reading with lots to think about.
 Superb Shiraz July 17, 2008
A terrific book that makes you feel you are right beside the characters. Gripping. I couldn't put it down.
 Another version of the same story May 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's good, but many versions of this story have been told before. If you have never read anything about what happened in Iran during the first years after the revolution, then this book tells you something new. Otherwise, it's just another version of the same story. A big difference though, is that the author has not experienced these things personally, and many things are creations of her imagination, back by research. When you read the same things from someone who has lived them, you can feel the real touch, and therefore get a more realistic picture.
The September of Shiraz April 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Remarkable reading! How sad that women are so badly abused by the so-called "Holy Men". I wish the women of Iran could stand up for themselves.
Wonderful, horrifying, and gripping February 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book grabbed me with its emotional honesty and penchant for describing horrific events without pandering to shock value that is common today. I normally read non-fiction. I was initially turned off by the title because I was concerned that it was a cheap ploy on the words September and Shiraz (not knowing that Shiraz was actually a place, not a reference to the popular class of wine); additionally the size of the font and number of chapters led me to wonder whether I really was, in essence, selecting a pulp novel (not a choice I would normally make). However, I became interested in the characters immediately, and remained interested in them throughout the entire book. I do have a lingering doubt as to how a 9 year old could pull off some of the derring-do that Shirin was able to accomplish without being caught; it almost seems like an adult author was identifying with that character and has imbued certain attributes of an older person's recollection on that character's personality and abilities; a recollection that, perhaps, has grown rosier over time (Note: I have an 11 year old daughter who wouldn't have been able to do what Shirin did; perhaps one grows up earlier in other countries). I am not from the Middle East, nor am I Jewish. The book touched me in such a way that I still think about each of the members of the Amin family, as if I had known them personally. I highly recommend this book, and await, with high anticipation, Sofer's next literary effort.
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