The Blood Of Flowers
Anita Amirrezvani
The Blood Of Flowers
Anita Amirrezvani
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Description
Long-listed for the Orange Prize. A stunning and evocative novel set in exotic seventeenth-century Iran, with the power of THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS and HALF OF A YELLOW SUN.
'I've just read the most wonderful book by Anita Amirezzvani... it is fascinating, totally original and utterly gripping. It will remain one of my favourite books'
'Amirrezvani weaves her own experiences into the prose: giving a sense of the country.'
'This is a journey of the soul from enslavement to freedom through the creation of the narrators own story. It exudes a vibrancy of colour and sensuousness but also draws vividly the squalor of poverty.'
'Sensuous and transporting...filled with the colours, tastes and fragrances of life in seventeenth-century Isfahan'
'Amirrezvani... infuses her heroine with lilting eloquence'
'Beautifully imagined... Simply a stunning debut'
'Lushly written, sensual'
'I've just read the most wonderful book by Anita Amirezzvani... it is fascinating, totally original and utterly gripping. It will remain one of my favourite books'
'Amirrezvani weaves her own experiences into the prose: giving a sense of the country.'
'This is a journey of the soul from enslavement to freedom through the creation of the narrators own story. It exudes a vibrancy of colour and sensuousness but also draws vividly the squalor of poverty.'
'Sensuous and transporting...filled with the colours, tastes and fragrances of life in seventeenth-century Isfahan'
'Amirrezvani... infuses her heroine with lilting eloquence'
'Beautifully imagined... Simply a stunning debut'
'Lushly written, sensual'
Anita Amirrezvani was born in Iran but has lived in the USA since she was a young child. She has visited Iran many times and has been steeped in tales of Iranian life and history from an early age. The Blood of Flowers was her first novel, and was followed by Equal of the Sun. USA Today described The Blood of Flowers as 'filled with intricate designs, vivid colours, and sparkling gems'; it has appeared in more than 25 languages and was long-listed for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction.
Anita is an adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and at Sonoma State University.
www.anitaamirrezvani.com