Rather than exalting the heroic, or choosing to focus merely on despair or redemption, Remembering Akbar reveals eloquently how life unfolds when death is starkly imminent. A teeming world is evoked vividly through the relationships, memories, and inner lives of these political prisoners, many of whom were eventually executed. From the publisher: Set in the tumultuous aftermath of the Iranian revolution in 1979, Remembering Akbar weaves together the stories of a group of characters who share a crowded death row cell in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. Join in for an evening of contemplation and conversation with Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, when he reads from his moving autobiographical novel, Remembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution(O/R Books, 2016). in the IPRH Lecture Hall, Levis Faculty Center, Fourth Floor (919 West Illinois Street, Urbana, IL). Creative Writers Showcase: Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Remembering Akbar is on Septemat 7:30 p.m.
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