{"product_id":"the-virgin-of-solitude-taghi-modarressi-9780815609339","title":"The Virgin of Solitude","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the streets of Tehran, Nuri Hushiar knows his blond hair and blue eyes attract attention. While he relishes the attention he cannot avoid the uneasy feeling of being out of place. This sense of being exceptional and estranged is the hallmark of his character and the focus of his struggle in Taghi Modarressi's last stunning novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet around the time of the revolution, \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e follows the parallel lives of a transplanted Austrian woman, who has made Iran her home, and her grandson, Nuri, who desperately misses his mother but hides his longing behind a veneer of teenage bravado. As the turmoil of the revolution envelops the country, grandmother and grandson witness the dissolution of social, class, and political order, while searching for a sense of belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNasrin Rahimieh's translation captures the tone and mood of the original, rendering both Modarressi's subtle humor and assured prose with effortless precision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taghi Modarressi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815609337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.38w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2008 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 274","brand":"Taghi Modarressi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44634256507135,"sku":"9780815609339","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72e6ee70-d684-43c6-b5cf-f4382bc00295.jpg?v=1703588363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-virgin-of-solitude-taghi-modarressi-9780815609339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}