Description
Set in a lush Tehran garden in the early 1940s, this novel follows a young narrator as three families navigate the suffocating rule of a paranoid patriarch. Amid the comic chaos of family intrigues, his tender, sincere love for his cousin Layli is repeatedly tested—by pride, suspicion, and the shifting loyalties of those around him. With sharp wit and affectionate irony, the book also skewers social habits and the enduring tendency to blame foreigners—especially the British—for Iran’s troubles, turning history and rumor into a lively engine for satire. Blending romance, social commentary, and farcical mayhem, Īraj Pizishkzād delivers a richly entertaining story that feels both intimate and broadly observant.
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Published Jan 1, 1996
520 pages
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Details
First Published
1973
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for My Uncle Napoleon by Īraj Pizishkzād.