Jumping Over Fire
by Nahid Rachlin
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Author: Nahid RachlinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-01
ISBN: 0872864529
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: City Lights Publishers
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Book Review: A Splendid Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
There is so much to commend about "Jumping Over Fire:" the protagonists, who are complex and very real, the passion, intricacy and originality of the plot, the settings in Iran and the U.S., the historical and political information, the conflict the characters experience while torn between the two cultures (a common theme in Nahid Rachlin's books), and the way her writing, as always, propels the narrative and the reader as well. The novel merits reading slowly in order to absorb and appreciate every word and sentence of the taut, spare prose, which brings to mind the power of Hemingway's writing. Furthermore, "Jumping Over Fire" is a timely and instructive book and taught me more, in a non-didactic way, about Iran's culture and recent history than anything I have read, seen or heard elsewhere. Above all, it is a truly good read!
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