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 enlarge | Author: Dalia Sofer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 1935
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
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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 The Septembers of Shiraz July 24, 2008
Moving and poetic first novel that carries the reader back to Iran in the days after the overthrow of the Shah and the terror that claimed those who benefited from his largesse. Each character was brought to life as layers were pulled away revealing heroic but very human and and fallible individuals. Althought this was from the perspective of a Jewish Family the author did try to represent the disparity between the classes while under the rule of the Shah. Greed and gluttony is acknowledged and even those that benefit from his largesse are uncomfortable with the excessiveness of his rule. I found myself intrigued by the history and swept away with each character and their internal conflicts how to move forward and leave their home. The author does a fine job of introducing a main plot with several subpots rotating around the center of this family crisis. Greed, betrayal, love, and loyalty give dimension to a unique story of a family in crisis. I would have liked to see the plight of the brother woven into the family a little more carefully. Excellent work I highly recommend to anyone.
Life turned upside down July 22, 2008
Imagine this: you are at the breakfast table, drinking your morning coffee, and there is a knock on the door...armed soldiers waiting to enter your house to search for incriminating items. They ransack your house, steal your valuables....Dalia Sofer writes of a charmed life gone bad in 1980s Iran. The Septembers of Shiraz is a fictionalized memoir, taking place when the author was a child. It is a well written, gripping novel of a Jewish family in Iran. I don't want to reveal any of the details, but it was hard to put down because I kept wanting to see what would happen next. I would love to read a sequel about how the family fares after everything that happens in the book.
 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
1 out of 3 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.
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