The Gardens of Consolation


The Gardens of Consolation is the first novel by Iranian-French writer.
It was awarded the 2015 and the 2017.

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. An English translation by Adriana Hunter was published in 2016, and a Persian translation by Abolfazl Allahdadi in 2022.