Touba and the Meaning of Night by Shahrnush Parsipur

Touba and the Meaning of Night

Shahrnush Parsipur with Havva Houshmand (Translator), Kamran Talattof (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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Touba and the Meaning of Night introduces English-speaking readers to the masterpiece of a great contemporary Persian writer, renowned in her native Iran and much of Western Europe. This remarkable epic novel, begun during one of the author's seve...

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Community Reviews Summary of 25 reviews

Moods

challenging 80%
reflective 80%
dark 60%
emotional 60%
sad 60%
mysterious 40%
adventurous 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%
tense 20%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 40% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.87

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