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He is a well renowned and eminent reciter of the holy quran. Winner of the 20 jan michalski prize longlististed for the man asian literary prize a. The colonel, by the iranian writer mahmoud dowlatabadi the. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. His novels include kelidar 1999, soluk 2005, missing soluch 1979 and the colonel, which was shortlisted for the man asian literary prize in 2011. When tom patterdale translated dowlatabadis the colonel, he avoided latinate. The author of numerous novels, plays, and screenplays, he is also a leading proponent of social and artistic freedom in iran.
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May 08, 2012 the title the colonel refers not only to the protagonist, who was an officer in the shahs army and a bit of a madman who murders his wife in a drunken rage, but also to a painting of the protagonists hero, colonel mahhamadtaqi khan pesayn, a famous iranian nationalist from the early 20th century, and yet another victim of another iranian. The iranian writer mahmoud dowlatabadis book the colonel has just been published in the united states even though it has not yet come out in his home country, where mr. Mahmoud dowlatabadi and asghar farhadi at 15th iran cinema celebration img17. Mahmoud dowlatabadi is currently considered a single author.
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