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Publication
Harper Perennial (2008), Edition: 1st, 368 pages
Description
Fiction. Literature. HTML: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the terrors of prison, and his wife feverishly searches for him, his children struggle with the realization that their family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger..
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Awards
Women's Prize for Fiction (Longlist — 2008)
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2009)
National Jewish Book Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2007)
The Economist Best Books (2007.8)
PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize (Finalist — 2008)
Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature (Choice Award — 2009)
Paterson Fiction Prize (Winner — 2008)
The New York Times Notable Books of the Year (Fiction & Poetry — 2007)
Christian Science Monitor Best Book (Fiction — 2007)
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Physical description
368 p.; 5.31 inches
ISBN
0061130419 / 9780061130410