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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for FictionIt is a work preoccupied with love, truth and the cruelty of fate. This, by implication, is the kind of inquiry that can only be undertaken by storytellers and, as such, Desolation is an accomplished affirmation of the necessity of the novelists craft.The GuardianThis powerful work cements Asgari as a vital voice in Australian literatureBooks + PublishingHossein Asgaris Desolation speaks powerfully of the destructiveness of war and the hope that lies in fiction.The ConversationYou are a writer, arent you? I have a story for you.Im working on my own story, andIts a true story, not one of those made-up, pointless whatever it is that you people write.Its called fiction, and though I appreciate that you want toAppreciate? He smirks. You dont have to appreciate anything or talk as if youre being interviewed by CNN. Ill tell you my story, then its up to you whether to write it or not.This is the story of Amin as he falls in and out of love and the choices he makes in the shadow of his brothers death, lost in the tragic downing of Flight 655.Amid the chaos of 1980s Iran, he witnesses the senselessness of violence and the enduring power of sorrow. As he grapples with the trauma, Amin discovers a profound truth: stories can both heal and deceive. Through the lens of literature and the harsh realities of politics, he questions the blurred lines between truth and lies. A tale of disillusionment and the human spirit, Desolation explores the enduring power of storytelling in the face of tragedy.PRAISE FOR DESOLATION:a grave and gripping portrait of a man whose hopelessness and loneliness turned him towards belief but who, even in his despair, could not find God.The Saturday PaperAt the heart of this novel, though, lies the power of story.Sydney Morning Herald Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for FictionIt is a work preoccupied with love, truth and the cruelty of fate. This, by implication, is the kind of inquiry that can only be undertaken by storytellers and, as such, Desolation is an accomplished affirmation of the necessity of the novelists craft.The GuardianThis powerful work cements Asgari as a vital voice in Australian literatureBooks + PublishingHossein Asgaris Desolation speaks powerfully of the destructiveness of war and the hope that lies in fiction.The ConversationYou are a writer, arent you? I have a story for you.Im working on my own story, andIts a true story, not one of those made-up, pointless whatever it is that you people write.Its called fiction, and though I appreciate that you want toAppreciate? He smirks. You dont have to appreciate anything or talk as if youre being interviewed by CNN. Ill tell you my story, then its up to you whether to write it or not.This is the story of Amin as he falls in and out of love and the choices he makes in the shadow of his brothers death, lost in the tragic downing of Flight 655.Amid the chaos of 1980s Iran, he witnesses the senselessness of violence and the enduring power of sorrow. As he grapples with the trauma, Amin discovers a profound truth: stories can both heal and deceive. Through the lens of literature and the harsh realities of politics, he questions the blurred lines between truth and lies. A tale of disillusionment and the human spirit, Desolation explores the enduring power of storytelling in the face of tragedy.PRAISE FOR DESOLATION:a grave and gripping portrait of a man whose hopelessness and loneliness turned him towards belief but who, even in his despair, could not find God.The Saturday PaperAt the heart of this novel, though, lies the power of story.Sydney Morning Herald Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for FictionIt is a work preoccupied with love, truth and the cruelty of fate. This, by implication, is the kind of inquiry that can only be undertaken by storytellers and, as such, Desolation is an accomplished affirmation of the necessity of the novelists craft.The GuardianThis powerful work cements Asgari as a vital voice in Australian literatureBooks + PublishingHossein Asgaris Desolation speaks powerfully of the destructiveness of war and the hope that lies in fiction.The ConversationYou are a writer, arent you? I have a story for you.Im working on my own story, andIts a true story, not one of those made-up, pointless whatever it is that you people write.Its called fiction, and though I appreciate that you want toAppreciate? He smirks. You dont have to appreciate anything or talk as if youre being interviewed by CNN. Ill tell you my story, then its up to you whether to write it or not.This is the story of Amin as he falls in and out of love and the choices he makes in the shadow of his brothers death, lost in the tragic downing of Flight 655.Amid the chaos of 1980s Iran, he witnesses the senselessness of violence and the enduring power of sorrow. As he grapples with the trauma, Amin discovers a profound truth: stories can both heal and deceive. Through the lens of literature and the harsh realities of politics, he questions the blurred lines between truth and lies. A tale of disillusionment and the human spirit, Desolation explores the enduring power of storytelling in the face of tragedy.PRAISE FOR DESOLATION:a grave and gripping portrait of a man whose hopelessness and loneliness turned him towards belief but who, even in his despair, could not find God.The Saturday PaperAt the heart of this novel, though, lies the power of story.Sydney Morning Herald Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…