The Gardens of Consolation explained

The Gardens of Consolation (Les jardins de consolation) is the first novel by Iranian-French writer .^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

It was awarded the 2015 and the 2017 .^[6]

Plot

The story concerns a couple who marry and move to Tehran. They are illiterate and their son is brilliant. They witness changes in power in Iran and their son became a follower of the politician Mohammad Mosaddegh.

Publication history

The first edition of Les jardins de consolation was published in 2015 (Paris:Gallimard,). An English translation by Adriana Hunter was published in 2016 (New York:Europa Editions,), and a Persian translation by Abolfazl Allahdadi in 2022 (Borj).

Notes and References

1. News: Missahi . Poupeh . The Gardens of Consolation by Parisa Reza . 3 April 2023 . World Literature Today . March 2017 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123205/https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2017/march/gardens-consolation-parisa-reza . live .
2. News: Mundow . Anna . 'The Gardens of Consolation' spans six decades of Iranian history . 3 April 2023 . Christian Science Monitor . 13 February 2017 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123205/https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2017/0213/The-Gardens-of-Consolation-spans-six-decades-of-Iranian-history . live .
3. News: Leavitt . Caroline . The 'Gardens of Consolation' are a lush tale . 3 April 2023 . The Boston Globe . 22 December 2016 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123205/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2016/12/22/the-gardens-consolation-are-lush-tale/H1nxWRyzIy55A1hh7jHbUP/story.html . live .
4. News: "The Gardens of Consolation" growing at Iranian bookstores . 3 April 2023 . Tehran Times . 12 July 2022 . en.
5. News: The Gardens of Consolation . 3 April 2023 . Publishers Weekly . 2016 . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123205/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781609453503 . live .
6. News: Bornais . Marie-France . Les jardins de consolation: une magnifique fresque iranienne . 3 April 2023 . . 6 April 2017 . fr . The Gardens of Consolation: a magnificent Iranian fresco . 7 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407123205/https://www.journaldequebec.com/2017/04/06/les-jardins-de-consolation-une-magnifique-fresque-iranienne . live .