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CENSORING AN IRANIAN LOVE STORY by Shahriar Mandanipour
When I picked up this book, written by a popular Iranian author, my only expectation was that it would be an interesting view of life in Iran today, and, in particular, the life of a writer trying to avoid the “thought police.” What I never expected is that the book is so funny! Witty, cleverly constructed, satiric, and full of the absurdities that always underlie great satire, CENSORING AN IRANIAN LOVE STORY is a unique metafiction that draws in the reader, sits him down in the company of an immensely talented and very charming author, and completely enthralls him.
June 18, 2009
Tags: Humorous, Iranian, Knopf Posted in: Book Club Choice, Humorous, Iran, Literary, Metafictiion, Top Pick, Translated 
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