This is a collection of the works done by Mahmud Dowlatabadi (one of the most prominent writers of contemporary Iran) over a period of approximately fifteen years. These are novellas and short stories. These stories mainly portrait the village life of Iran in the 1950s and 1960s and the realistic style of dowlatabadi helps the reader to grasp a proper image of Iran in those years. In order to have a full view of Iranian modern fiction, this book is a necessary read.

This is a collection of the works done by Mahmud Dowlatabadi (one of the most prominent writers of contemporary Iran) over a period of approximately fifteen years. These are novellas and short stories. These stories mainly portrait the village life of Iran in the 1950s and 1960s and the realistic style of dowlatabadi helps the reader to grasp a proper image of Iran in those years. In order to have a full view of Iranian modern fiction, this book is a necessary read.