{"product_id":"seasons-of-purgatory-9781942658955","title":"Seasons of Purgatory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first\u003cbr\u003eEnglish-language story collection from \"one of Iran's most important living fiction writers\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Guardian)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeasons of Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, the fantastical and the visceral merge\u003cbr\u003ein tales of tender desire and collective violence, the boredom and brutality of\u003cbr\u003ewar, and the clash of modern urban life and rural traditions. Mandanipour, \u003cbr\u003ebanned from publication in his native Iran, vividly renders the individual\u003cbr\u003econsciousness in extremis from a variety of perspectives: young and old, man\u003cbr\u003eand woman, conscript and prisoner. While delivering a ferocious social\u003cbr\u003ecritique, these stories are steeped in the poetry and stark beauty of an\u003cbr\u003eancient land and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShahriar\u003cbr\u003eMandanipour\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning, exiled Iranian author and journalist\u003cbr\u003ewho served in the Iran-Iraq war. His fiction has been published throughout the\u003cbr\u003eworld, including two acclaimed novels published in English. He lives in\u003cbr\u003eCalifornia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shahriar Mandanipour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490630115509,"sku":"9781942658955","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ea1ed888-c601-4ef2-85af-4c07bc54a79e.jpg?v=1640921842","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/seasons-of-purgatory-9781942658955","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}