Négar Djavadi (Book order)

Négar Djavadi Book order

Négar Djavadi's writing is profoundly shaped by her Iranian heritage and a background of intellectual opposition to repressive regimes, juxtaposed with the profound experience of exile. Her narratives delve into the complexities of identity, memory, and the search for belonging, often infused with a sense of urgent drama. Djavadi skillfully weaves personal journeys into broader social and political landscapes, creating stories that resonate with both intimacy and universality. Her distinctive style is marked by a compelling narrative drive and a keen insight into the human psyche.

Disoriental

352 pages
13 hours of reading

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Kimia 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, with a new life and the prospect of a child, Kimia is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which reach her in unstoppable, uncontainable 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. In this high-spirited, kaleidoscopic story, key moments of Iranian history, politics, and culture punctuate stories of family drama and triumph. Yet it is Kimia herself-punk-rock aficionado, storyteller extraordinaire, a Scheherazade of our time, and above all a modern woman divided between family traditions and her own "disorientalisation"-who forms the heart of this bestselling and beloved novel.