{"product_id":"disoriental-9798889661252","title":"Disoriental","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this high-spirited, kaleidoscopic story, key moments of Iranian history, politics, and culture punctuate stories of family drama and triumph\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKimi? 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 and facing the future she has built for herself as well as the prospect of a new generation, Kimi? is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which come to her in unstoppable 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Kimi? 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonder and a pleasure to read.\"\u003cem\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003eRivka Galchen, author of \u003cem\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889661252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.20d","brand":"N?gar Djavadi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396539965621,"sku":"9798889661252","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a00853e9-9cd9-48a2-9e58-26b8d85507c9.jpg?v=1747750299","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/disoriental-9798889661252","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}