My Uncle Napoleon: A Novel by Iraj Pezeshkzad (English) Paperback Book

Description: My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad, Dick Davis, Azar Nafisi Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth century. Publisher Description An exuberant and endearing novel about love, family, and Iran, with an Introduction by Azar Nafisi.The most beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth century"God forbid, Ive fallen in love with Layli!" So begins the farce of our narrators life, one spent in a large extended Iranian family lorded over by the blustering, paranoid patriarch, Dear Uncle Napoleon. When Uncle Napoleons 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 Nafisis Reading Lolita in Tehran. My Uncle Napoleon is a timeless and universal satire of first love and family intrigue. Author Biography Iraj Pezeshkzad was born in Tehran in 1928 and educated in Iran and then France, where he received his law degree. He served as a judge in the Iranian Judiciary for five years prior to joining the Iranian Foreign Service. He began writing in the early 1950s by translating the works of Voltaire and Moli re into Persian and by writing short stories for magazines.Dick Davis is a translator, a poet, and a scholar of Persian literature who has published more than 20 books. He is currently a professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian includeThe Lion and the Throne,Fathers and Sons, andSunset of Empire- Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, vols. I, II, III.Azar Nafisi is the critically acclaimed author of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a long-running #1New York Times bestseller published in thirty-two languages, and Things Ive Been Silent About, also a New York Times bestseller. A fellow at Johns Hopkins Universitys School of Advanced International Studies, she has taught at Oxford University and several universities in Tehran. Details ISBN 0812974433 ISBN-13 9780812974430 Title My Uncle Napoleon Author Iraj Pezeshkzad, Dick Davis, Azar Nafisi Format Paperback Year 2006 Pages 528 Publisher Random House USA Inc GE_Item_ID:141726566; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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