{"product_id":"the-virgin-of-solitude-hardcover","title":"The Virgin of Solitude - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaghi Modarressi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNasrin Rahimieh\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaghi Modarressi\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Iran and educated as a doctor. He continued his education in the United States and became a member of the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Absent People\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Pilgrim's Rules of Etiquette\u003c\/i\u003e. He was married to the novelist, Anne Tyler. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNasrin Rahimieh\u003c\/b\u003e is Maseeh Chair and Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture at the University of California, Irvine, where she is also professor of comparative literature. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMissing Persians: Discovering Voices in Iranian Cultural History, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Syracuse University Press.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.42 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460343840946,"sku":"9780815609339","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d9b48a37ca63c053e6f4e3f9984e7c8e.webp?v=1778917865","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-virgin-of-solitude-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}