Seraji captures the thoughts and emotions of a young boy and creates a moving portrait of the history and customs of the Persians and life in Iran during this period. The prose has the simplicity of a nonnative English speaker, which could be seen as clichéd (â€œtreasure of love,â€ â€œdark winter of my lifeâ€) or charmingly romantic. The effects of Doctor's death on Pasha and Zari are traumatic and lead each to acts of transgression with tragic results. With Rooftops of Tehran, Mahbod Seraji delivers a debut novel that has won immediate acclaim for its affecting portrait of life in Irans capital city. 5 June 5pm - 6.30pm BST Free, booking essential https. The idyllic summer comes to an end when Doctor is abducted and killed by SAVAK, the not-so-secret police. A Nod of a Hat: Rooftops of Old Tehran AhmadrezaSchricker discusses the transformation of the abandoned Argo beer factory in downtown Tehran into a new museum, artist residency and cultural centre.

Despite knowing he shouldn't, Pasha falls in love with Zari. Rooftops of Tehran is a richly rendered first novel about courage, sacrifice, and the bonds of friendship and love.

Over a summer Ahmed orchestrates daily meetups with his own beloved, Faheemeh, and includes Pasha and Zari. But Pasha pines for one girl in particularâ€”his neighbor Zari, betrothed since birth to Pasha's mentor, the neighborhood radical, Ramin Sobhi, whom everyone calls Doctor. Set in 1970s Iran during the shah's regime, this earnest, semiautobiographical debut novel is told from the perspective of bookish 17-year-old Pasha Shahed, who, along with his best friend Ahmed, plays soccer, goofs off and thinks about girls.

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