Book Review: The Stationery Shop of Tehran
Introduction The Stationery Shop of Tehran is a novel written by Marjan Kamali, an Iranian-American writer, which portrays the love germinated amidst the political chaos in Iran. The story presents the threads that either break or make a love story succeed, be it a political situation of a country, familial preferences, or the determination of two lovers. Summary In a country having two poles regarding political beliefs, pro-prime minister and pro-shah meet a simple high school girl, Roya Joon, who loves to read, and a politically active and motivated Bahman, who wants to change the country. The love story germinates through the stationery shop owned by Mr. Fakri, who also helps people communicate by providing a platform: the stationery shop. The development of the love story further succeeds in concluding the engagement. With the grave political situation affecting the country, the communication between Roya and Bahman gets affected too. Though they find a way out to ...