num_pages: 528
description: A teenage boy makes the mistake of falling in love with the much-protected daughter of his uncle, mischievously nicknamed after his hero Napoleon Bonaparte, the curmudgeonly self-appointed patriarch of a large and extended Iranian family in 1940s Tehran. This edition features an introduction by author and literature professor Azar Nafisi, an informative preface by the translator, a list of characters, a map of Iran, a glossary of terms, an afterward by the author, and questions for reading group discussion. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
language: English
title: My Uncle Napoleon
titlecomplete: My Uncle Napoleon
characters: دایی جان ناپلئون, سعید, اسدالله میرزا, لیلی
genres: 20th Century, Unfinished, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, Literature, Comedy, Classics, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 6900
places: Tehran, Iran
publisher: Modern Library