{"product_id":"disoriental-9781609454517","title":"Disoriental","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award Finalist: \"A multigenerational epic of the Sadr family's life in Iran and their eventual exile . . . Full of surprises\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2019 Albertine Prize and Lambda Literary Award Kimiâ 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, Kimiâ is inundated by her own memories and the stories of her ancestors, which come to 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. It is Kimiâ 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, recipient of numerous literary honors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Where initially \u003cem\u003eDisoriental\u003c\/em\u003e seems focused on Kimiâ's father and his pro-democracy activism--first against the Shah, then the Ayatollah Khomeini--this is truly Kimiâ's story of disorientation--national, familial and sexual--and finding herself again.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tour de force of storytelling . . . Djavadi deftly weaves together the history of 20th-century Iran [and] the spellbinding chronicle of her own ancestors. . . . Perfectly blends historical fact with contemporary themes.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Riveting . . . Djavadi is an immensely gifted storyteller, and Kimiâ's tale is especially compelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wonder and a pleasure to read.\"--Rivka Galchen, author of \u003ci\u003eAtmospheric Disturbances\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER 2019 ALBERTINE PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER 2019 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST 2019 CLMP FIRECRACKER AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST 2019 BEST TRANSLATED BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER LE PRIX DU ROMAN NEWS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e WINNER STYLE PRIZE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER 2016 LIRE BEST DEBUT NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER LA PORTE DORÉE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRIZE ONE OF THE GLOBE \u0026amp; MAIL'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Kover\u003c\/b\u003e's published works include the Modern Library translation of \u003ci\u003eGeorges\u003c\/i\u003e by Alexandre Dumas père, \u003ci\u003eThe Black City\u003c\/i\u003e by George Sand (Carroll \u0026amp; Graf), and Maurice G. Dantec's \u003ci\u003eCosmos Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrand Junction\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2009 she received a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship for the translation of \u003ci\u003eManette Salomon\u003c\/i\u003e by the Goncourt brothers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611891044626,"sku":"9781609454517","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11dedbaa-09b3-467a-89d7-32d1d5e37da1.jpg?v=1750159949","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/disoriental-9781609454517","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}