by Shahriar Mandanipour · Proa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788482568836
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«Una història d'amor i censura a l'Iran» is the novel by Shahriar Mandanipour, published by Proa in hardcover (352 pages, in Catalan).
An Iranian writer persecuted by the regime's censorship writes a love story between two young people in a country where any public encounter between men and women is forbidden. As he narrates the relationship of Dara and Sara, the protagonist converses with his censor, with his characters and with the reader, and deletes whole paragraphs anticipating the objections of Islamist censorship. An ironic novel that portrays the complexity of contemporary Iranian society.
Contemporary fiction novel. The original English edition was first published in the USA due to problems with censorship in Iran. Translation by Albert Torrescasana Flotats. Belongs to the A TOT VENT-RÚST collection.
Recommended for readers interested in literary fiction, magical realism and stories set in the Middle East, especially in Catalan edition.
