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Thirst

A Novel of the Iran-Iraq War

By (author) Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Translated by Martin E. Weir
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Haus Publishing, London, United Kingdom
Published: 1st Jun 2014
Dimensions: w 129mm h 198mm d 12mm
Weight: 186g
ISBN-10: 1908323396
ISBN-13: 9781908323392
Barcode No: 9781908323392
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Synopsis
During the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, an Iraqi journalist is given a tour of a military prison. He is informed by the major in charge about what is expected of him: he is to write a fabricated report about a murder that has occurred in the camp, in order to demoralise the enemy soldiers. The journalist is unwilling to write this story. In a long night of intense discussion at his home, he speaks to the major of a historic conflict between the two countries and tells him that he is writing a novel about a group of soldiers trapped on a hill, dying of thirst as they compete for a water tank with a group of enemy soldiers on the opposite hill. So far the water tank has remained undamaged at the bottom of a rift between the hills, but neither group has a hope of reaching it without being shot by the other. Delirious, the soldiers await their end: either being saved by a fabled female lion who feeds her milk to all who are thirsty, or morphing into doves once they are martyred. At the same time, in Iran, another writer remembers how he first came into contact with a gun...In a narrative riddled with surreal images, shifting perspectives and dark humour, Dowlatabadi blurs the boundaries between the two warring countries as he questions the meaning of national identity when confronted with time and human suffering.

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Praise for The Colonel: "Mr. Dowlatabadi draws a detailed, realist picture of Iranian life, especially that of the rural poor, in language that is complex and lyrical, rather than simplistic." - The Financial Times "It's about time everyone even remotely interested in Iran read this novel." - The Independent