num_pages: 275
description: A story of 20th-century womanhood, of Gram, the Queen of Persia herself, who rules a house where five daughters and four granddaughters spin out the tragedies and triumphs of rural life in the 1950's.
language: English
title: During the Reign of the Queen of Persia
titlecomplete: During the Reign of the Queen of Persia
genres: American, Classics, Fiction, Coming Of Age, 20th Century, Literature, Historical Fiction, Family, Literary Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 632
places: Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Adult Fiction, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books