The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree explained

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree (fa|اشراق درخت گوجه سبز) is a novel written by Shokoofeh Azar,^[1] an Iranian writer living in Australia.^[2] This novel in the style of magical realism is the narrative of a thirteen-year-old girl named Bahar from an Iranian family of five and residents of the village of Razan after the Iranian Revolution.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on six critic reviews with two being "rave" and two being "positive" and two being "mixed".^{[6] [7]}

Awards

• Longlisted for the 2021 PEN Translation Prize
• Longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award for Translated Literature
• Finalist for the 2020 International Booker Prize

References

1. Book: Azar, Shokoofeh . The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree . 2020-01-07 . Europa Editions . 978-1-60945-565-1 . Reprint . New York . en.
2. Web site: Domini . John . 2020-04-07 . Shokoofeh Azar's The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree . 2023-12-29 . The Brooklyn Rail . en-US.
3. Web site: 2020-09-01 . The Enlightenment of The Greengage Tree The Booker Prizes . 2023-12-29 . thebookerprizes.com . en.
4. News: Jaggi . Maya . 2020-06-05 . The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree review – magic realism in Iran . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-12-29 . 0261-3077.
5. Web site: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree – Shokoofeh Azar . 2023-12-29 . Europa Editions . en.
6. Web site: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree. 16 January 2024 . Book Marks.
7. Web site: 2023-10-04 . The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree . 2023-10-04 . Complete Review.

External links

• The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree at Booker Prize