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      My Uncle Napoleon

      by Iraj Pezeshkzad
      Published
      Apr 2006
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      528
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      The most beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth century

      "God forbid, I've fallen in love with Layli!" So begins the farce of our narrator's life, one spent in a large extended Iranian family lorded over by the blustering, paranoid patriarch, Dear Uncle Napoleon. When Uncle Napoleon's least-favorite nephew falls for his daughter, Layli, family fortunes are reversed, feuds fired up and resolved, and assignations attempted and thwarted.

      First published in Iran in the 1970s and adapted into a hugely successful television series, this beloved novel is now "Suggested Reading" in Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran. My Uncle Napoleon is a timeless and universal satire of first love and family intrigue.

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      Jun 2000 Mage Publishers ISBN13 9780934211628 ISBN10 0934211620
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      Apr 2006 Modern Library ISBN13 9780812974430 ISBN10 0812974433
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      Aug 2000 Mage Publishers ISBN13 9780934211482 ISBN10 0934211485
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