Soluk

A novel by the Iranian writer Mahmoud Dowlatabadi. It follows Qeys, a man in his sixties, as he looks back on his love for a woman seventeen years younger and asks how so intense a passion turned cold. The story is told through stream of consciousness from several angles. Written in Persian, for readers of serious contemporary fiction.

Author: Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

Original title: سلوک

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