00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862019926 Buklod 20160329170220.0 g||| | || || ta 160329s2009 nyu r |||| f|eng d 9780307269782 (iLib)UPBAG-00020186049 DLC BAG rda eng PK 6561 M236 C46 2009 Mandanipur, Shahriyar author. Censoring an Iranian love story a novel Shahriar Mandanipour ; translated from the Farsi by Sara Khalili. New York Afred A. Knopf 2009. 295 pages 25 cm "Translation of previously unpublished Persian novel."--Title page verso. Shahriar Mandanipour, a contemporary and controversial Iranian writer, presents his first novel written in English. Seamlessly entwining two related narratives, Mandanipour unfolds the tale of an Iranian writer attempting to pen a love story set in present-day Iran. Similar to Romeo and Juliet, the writer's two lovers struggle to endure against powerful external forces. Unfortunately, though, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance furiously attempts to censor the writer's work. Khalili, Sara translator. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN PK 6561 M236 C46 2009 Book