The Party and Other Short Stories

The emotions lived through a special ceremony . . . a dreamy voyage to a high mountain village . . . the touching life story of a hardworking young couple . . . the ways of obtaining a driving licence . . . the joys and sorrows of a an Iranian woman coming back to her country after fifteen years of absence; rediscovering everything anew . . . a visit to an island in the light-green waters of the Persian Gulf . . . The Party and Other Short Stories is a delightful collection of tales that show the sunny side of daily life in the country of one thousand and one nights. This collection of short stories paints light-heartedly; and with humour life in the Iranian society of the 1990s and early 2000s. Episodes in the life of a mother bringing up her half-European son in the Iranian society; these stories not only reflect certain aspects of Florence Zohreh Zaré's personal and family life; but also her constant effort for more and more comprehension of the Iranian society.