Complex sentence: The book follows the life of an Iranian family during the regime of Shah Reza Pahlavi, through the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the installment of the Khomeini government, and ends after Khomeini's death.
Split into simpler sentences: The book follows the life of an Iranian family across the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the installment of Khomeini as the head of the state. The action begins under the rule of the shah Reza Pahlavi, and ends after Khomeini's death.