Pezeshkzad Iraj - My Uncle Napoleon A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
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.
Title: My Uncle Napoleon A Novel
Author(s): Pezeshkzad Iraj
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780812974430
Pages: 528 Pages, 1 Map
Publication Date: 4/11/2006
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction