Map Monday – The Gowkaran Tree of Iran
Iran – A clever novel and one that’s particularly relevant given the news – this is a story that takes place in Iran spanning fifty years. There’s all kinds covered here – from politics and family, revolution and reconstruction, loss and love. And all told through the stories of twelve children who get lost one long-ago night inside a mysterious palace.
Book map of Gowkaran Tree
Location map of Gowkaran Tree
Location map of Gowkaran Tree
Characters:
The children and the 1979 revolution
Themes:
Politics, family, revolution and reconstruction, loss and love.
Genre:
literary fiction
Key quote:
“ Stories succeed stories, just as one human succeeds another, time succeeds time, and no death has ever commenced with birth, and no being has ever been the continuation of non-being.”
Location map of Gowkaran Tree
Map of Gowkaran Tree
A complex and often complicated read but one that it feels good to have read. If you don’t enjoy magical realism be aware there is quite a lot in here. That can make it hard to follow events at time but the novel really shines when you look back at the whole story.
Iran is such a fascinating country and its history is particularly interesting. I was sad to learn that the translator has decided to stay anonymous. So much hope yet despair wrapped up in one book.
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