In the septembers of shiraz, dalia sofer has, with extraordinary skill, woven together a cast of characters replete with endearing qualities and rife with character. The septembers of shiraz was the 2018 annual selection of the one bay one book program of the jewish community library. The film stars adrien brody, salma hayek, shohreh aghdashloo, anthony azizi, bashar rahal and alon aboutboul. The septembers of shiraz is dalia sofers first novel. Sofer was ten years old when her own jewish family escaped iran. Scattered books 29 king street, chapaqua, ny, 10514 91452980. Septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer as isaac navigates the tedium and terrors of prison, forging tenuous trusts, his wife feverishly searches for him, suspecting, all the while, that their oncetrusted housekeeper has turned on them and is now acting as an informer. It narrates the lives of a welltodo iranian family during and after the iranian revolution which additionally overthrew the shah and ushered in the islamic republic. In tehran following the iranian revolution, we follow a jewish family through an extraordinary year beginning with the fathers arrest. It narrates the lives of a welltodo iranian family during and after the. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer ecco, 2007 fiction. Septembers of shiraz is a 2015 american drama film directed by wayne blair and written by hanna weg.
The septembers of shiraz, dalia sofer the septembers of shiraz 2007 is a critically acclaimed debut novel by iranian american author dalia sofer. An iranian jew waits wrongly accused in prison while his family slowly crumbles in tehran and new york. She was born in 1972 in tehran, iran and fled at the age of ten to the united states with her family. It is based on the 2007 novel the septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer. Dalia sofer was born in iran and fled at the age of ten to the united states with her family. The septembers of shiraz 2007 is a debut novel by iranian american author dalia sofer it narrates the lives of a welltodo iranian family during and after the iranian revolution which additionally overthrew the shah and ushered in the islamic republic. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Dalia sofer is going to be speaking at a local bookstore in the bay area this week, see schedule at the bottom of the post. Clare messud, scotsman the kite runner became a global bestseller not just because it removed the lid on a troubled country and exposed the human stories within. International fiction iran, award winners orange prize longlist, historical fiction iranian revolution reason for reading. Set in tehran during the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, this understated, beautifully told literary debut follows the amin family as they cope with their fathers false imprisonment. The septembers of shiraz dalia sofer, 2007 harpercollins 368 pp. Septembers of shiraz a first novel, set in tehran dalia sofer has published a first novel set in tehran, two years after the overthrow of the monarchy there.
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Wrongly accused of spying after the iranian revolution, isaac amin is tossed into prison, forcing his wife to. Dalia sofers remarkably accomplished debut novel, the septembers of shiraz, follows his descent from a venerated, wealthy jeweler to a helpless prisoner, and chronicles the disquieting effect of his arrest on his family. In the aftermath of the iranian revolution, raregem dealer isaac amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Read the septembers of shiraz a novel by dalia sofer available from rakuten kobo. I had the privilege of meeting the author and hearing her interviewed as part of the program. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The film was released on june 24, 2016, by momentum pictures. And as his daughter, in a childlike attempt to stop the wave of baseless arrests, engages in illicit activities, his son, sent to. Soon to be a major motion picture starring adrien brody. Author dalia sofer was herself ten years old when she escaped from iran with her family. Dalia sofers debut has the potential to do the same. Firdous bamji wrongly accused of spying after the iranian revolution, isaac amin is tossed. In the aftermath of the iranian revolution, raregem deal. Iranianamerican novelist dalia sofers debut, a sensitive account of a tehran familys neardestruction after the iranian revolution, was.
There is a melancholic softness which makes the prison scenes bearable. The septembers of shiraz literary book club august 2008 selection. Septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer in doc, epub, rtf download ebook. The usual book, fiction, history, novel, scientific research, as with ease as various additional sorts of books are readily reachable here. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer books library. Sofers family escaped from iran in 1982 when she was 10, an experience that may explain the intense detail of this unnerving debut. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer, paperback. I plan to go tomorrow night, and hopefully will be able to update with some more insights into this novel after hearing her speak. Isaac amin, an iranian jew, is arrested and imprisoned shortly after the 1979 revolution in iran, accused of being a zionist spy. Isaac was jewish and had prospered well under the shah, which made him suspicious in the eyes of the new regime. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
The septembers of shiraz, by dalia sofer 6302012 categories. When isaac amin sees two men with rifles walk into his office at half past noon on a warm autumn day in tehran, his first thought is that he wont be able to join his wife and daughter for lunch, as promised. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer book read online scribd. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the septembers of shiraz. As this the septembers of shiraz dalia sofer, it ends happening subconscious one of the favored book the. On a september day in 1981, gem trader isaac amin is accosted by revolutionary guards at his tehran office and imprisoned for no other crime than being jewish in a country where muslim fanaticism is growing daily. The septembers of shiraz 2007 is a debut novel by iranian american author dalia sofer. Listen to septembers of shiraz audiobook by dalia sofer. Septembers of shiraz a first novel, set in tehran august 15, 2007 dalia sofer has published a first novel set in tehran, two years after the overthrow of the monarchy there. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer waterstones. She received her mfa in fiction from sarah lawrence college in 2002 and has been a resident at yaddo. In the wake of the iranian revolution, as the ayatollah khomeinis republic is first being established, gem dealer isaac amin is arrested near his opulent tehran home. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. There is also a subplot involving a hasidic family in new york. And that would be a great shame because the septembers of shiraz is a remarkable debut. The septembers of shiraz the septembers of shiraz audiobook, by dalia sofer. Dalia sofers debut novel, the septembers of shiraz, shows how detrimental the iranian revolution was for many of irans citizens. The septembers of shiraz by dalia sofer in epub, fb3, txt download ebook. The septembers of shiraz, poignant once youve read this first novel by dalia sofer, is, on its own, a title at once overly poetic and misleading. Following in that films lamentable tradition, the new septembers of shiraz recreates its 1979 tehran in bulgaria, where an international cast led by adrien brody and salma hayek was directed by an australian, wayne blair.
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