Bøger af Sahar Delijani

New York Times bestselling author Khaled Hosseini says, “Set in post-revolutionary Iran, Sahar Delijani’s gripping novel is a blistering indictment of tyranny, a poignant tribute to those who bear the scars of it, and a celebration of the human heart’s eternal yearning for freedom.”Neda is born in Iran’s Evin Prison, where her mother is allowed to nurse her for a few months before an anonymous guard appears at the cell door one day and simply takes her away. In another part of the city, three-year-old Omid witnesses the arrests of his political activist parents from his perch at their kitchen table, yogurt dripping from his fingertips. More than twenty years after the violent, bloody purge that took place inside Tehran’s prisons, Sheida learns that her father was one of those executed, that the silent void firmly planted between her and her mother all these years was not just the sad loss that comes with death but the anguish and the horror of murder. These are the Children of the Jacaranda Tree. Set in post-revolutionary Iran from 1983 to 2011, this stunning debut novel follows a group of mothers, fathers, children, and lovers, some related by blood, others brought together by the tide of history that washes over their lives. Finally, years later, it is the next generation that is left with the burden of the past and their country’s tenuous future as a new wave of protest and political strife begins. “Heartbreakingly heroic” (Publishers Weekly), Children of the Jacaranda Tree is an evocative portrait of three generations of men and women inspired by love and poetry, burning with idealism, chasing dreams of justice and freedom. Written in Sahar Delijani’s spellbinding prose, capturing the intimate side of revolution in a country where the weight of history is all around, it is a moving tribute to anyone who has ever answered its call.

Iran. Amidst one country's tragedy, three mothers are united by love. Includes reading group notes.

Revolutionen i Iran set gennem øjnene på de efterladte børn Jacarandatræets børn er historien om de børn, der voksede op i skyggen af revolutionen i Iran. Mens deres forældre sad i fængsel for at have demonstreret mod det iranske styre, voksede deres børn op hos bedsteforældre, tanter og onkler. Blandt disse børn er Neda, som bliver født i det berygtede Evin-fængsel i Teheran, hvor hun efter nogle måneder bliver taget fra sin mor og overladt til sine bedsteforældre. Treårige Omids forældre bliver arresteret midt i middagsmaden, hvorefter Omid bliver ladt alene tilbage ved spisebordet, rystende af angst. Og mere end tyve år efter den blodige masseudryddelse i 1988 finder Sheida ud af, at hendes far var blandt ofrene og ikke døde af kræft, som hun ellers altid har troet. Dette er blot nogle af skæbnerne i Jacarandatræets børn, som på grusomste vis vokser op i et land fyldt med død, adskillelse og uvidenhed. Bogen tager sin begyndelse i 1983 og slutter i 2011. Undervejs følger vi forældrenes kamp for overlevelse i fængslet, deriblandt tiden op til masseudryddelserne i 1988. Vi følger også børnenes dagligdag hos deres slægtninge, og dagen hvor de skal genforenes med deres forældre, som de ikke kender. Og senere følger vi de voksne børns kamp med fortidens skygger og sandheder, der er blevet fortiet for at skåne dem mod virkelighedens grusomheder.