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The Septembers of Shiraz

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The Septembers of Shiraz
The old version of the cover
AuthorDalia Sofer
Cover artistAllison Saltzman
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical Fiction
PublisherHarper Perennial
Published in English
2008
Media typeBook
Pages340
ISBN978-0-06-113041-0

The Septembers of Shiraz (2007) is a debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer.[1]

It narrates the lives of a well-to-do Iranian family during and after the Iranian revolution which additionally overthrew the Shah and ushered in the Islamic republic. There is also a subplot involving a Hasidic family in New York.

The book's new cover is designed by Claire Vaccaro.

The new cover of the book

Awards and honors

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Notes

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  • In 2009, the novel was selected for the eighth annual Austin, Texas, Mayor's Book Club challenge[2] – "an annual citywide reading campaign to develop a community experience through reading and discussion of shared books."[3]

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