{"product_id":"9781787701557-disoriental","title":"Disoriental","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of a young girl and her family, at the core of an exploration of Iranian history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 Albertine Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019 Lambda Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrix du Style\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrix de la Porte Dorée \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2016 Lire Best Debut Novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Prix du Roman News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in B-format Paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKimiâ Sadr fled Iran at the age of ten in the company of her mother and sisters to join her father in France. Now twenty-five, with a new life and the prospect of a child, Kimiâ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which reach her in unstoppable, uncontainable waves. In the waiting room of a Parisian fertility clinic, generations of flamboyant Sadrs return to her, including her formidable great-grandfather Montazemolmolk, with his harem of fifty-two wives, and her parents, Darius and Sara, stalwart opponents of each regime that befalls them.\u003cbr\u003eIn this high-spirited, kaleidoscopic story, key moments of Iranian history, politics, and culture punctuate stories of family drama and triumph. Yet it is Kimiâ herself—punk-rock aficionado, storyteller extraordinaire, a Scheherazade of our time, and above all a modern woman divided between family traditions and her own “disorientalization”—who forms the heart of this bestselling and beloved novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In her remarkable novel, Negar Djavadi beautifully captures the “disorientation” of exile and the attempt to reconstruct a self through family stories.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The novel pulsates with life but does not shirk from violence. The gorgeous prose…takes the edge off the relentless turmoil described throughout.” - \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A momentous saga of modern Iran.” - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945438916705,"sku":"9781787701557","price":12.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36337578.jpg?v=1759423676","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787701557-disoriental","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}