The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020

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Shokoofeh Azar Anonymous

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020

Shokoofeh Azar, Anonymous

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English

Europa Editions
03 June 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020

A family story about the unbreakable connection between the living and the dead

Set in Iran in the decade following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, this moving, richly imagined novel is narrated by the ghost of Bahar, a thirteen-year-old girl, whose family is compelled to flee their home in Tehran for a new life in a small village, hoping in this way to preserve both their intellectual freedom and their lives. But they soon find themselves caught up in the post-revolutionary chaos that sweeps across their ancient land and its people. Bahar's mother, after a tragic loss, will embark on a long, eventful journey in search of meaning.

The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree speaks of the power of imagination when confronted with cruelty, and of our human need to make sense of trauma through the ritual of storytelling itself. Through her unforgettable characters, Azar weaves a timely and timeless story that juxtaposes the beauty of an ancient, vibrant culture with the brutality of an oppressive political regime.

By: Shokoofeh Azar
Translated by: Anonymous
Imprint: Europa Editions
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781787703100
ISBN 10: 178770310X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 03 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shokoofeh Azar moved to Australia as a political refugee in 2011. She is the author of essays, articles, and children’s books, and is the first Iranian woman to hitchhike the entire length of the Silk Road. The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, originally written in Farsi, was shortlisted for Australia’s Stella Prize for Fiction and is her first novel to be translated into English.

Reviews for The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree: SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020

If ever there was a book that needs to be read more than once, this is it. * ArtsHub * [Azar's] book is a great journey. It moves places and it moves us as readers, in an emotional and intellectual sense. -- Robert Wood * The Los Angeles Review of Books * The plot is intricate...the writing is ravishing: shimmeringly poetic...so mesmerizing is the storytelling. * The Weekend Australian * Azar delves deep into the mythological spirit realm and pre-Islamic Zoroastrian religion of ancient Persia . . . [taking] us into breathtaking worlds of imagination and allegory . . . Astonishing. * Backstory *