{"product_id":"seasons-of-purgatory-9781942658955","title":"Seasons of Purgatory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first English-language story collection from \"one of Iran's most important living fiction writers\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Guardian), \u003ci\u003e\"a playful, whip-smart literary conjuror: a Kundera or Rushdie of post-Khomeini Iran\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Wall Street Journal) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, the fantastical and the visceral merge in tales of tender desire and collective violence, the boredom and brutality of war, and the clash of modern urban life and rural traditions. Mandanipour, banned from publication in his native Iran, vividly renders the individual consciousness in extremis from a variety of perspectives: young and old, man and woman, conscript and prisoner. While delivering a ferocious social critique, these stories are steeped in the poetry and stark beauty of an ancient land and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14355753\"\u003eShahriar Mandanipour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942658958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShahriar Mandanipour\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, exiled Iranian author and journalist who served in the Iran-Iraq war. His fiction has been published throughout the world, including two acclaimed novels published in English and the story collection \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press in 2022). In 2006, Mandanipour moved to the United States. He has held fellowships at Brown University, Harvard University, and Boston College and has taught at Brown University and Tufts University. He lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Khalili\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and translator of contemporary Iranian literature. She is the recipient of a PEN Translation Fund Award for Shahriar Mandanipour's story collection \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e and her translations from the Persian of Mandanipour's novels were longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize and named a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707968819437,"sku":"9781942658955","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a3435baf-e2f4-4747-a4c7-e8fb0c915aa9.jpg?v=1650082496","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/seasons-of-purgatory-9781942658955","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}