IDENTITY CARD.

ESFANDIARY, F. M.

ISBN 10: 0460038435 / ISBN 13: 9780460038430

Published by J. M. Dent,, London,, 1968

About this Item

First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 236. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their stamp on the front endpaper and pastedown, reading 'file'. ISBN: 0460038435 About fine in very good dust jacket, with slight nicks (no loss) and slight creasing at lower edges.

Seller Inventory # C67012

Bibliographic Details

• Title: IDENTITY CARD.
• Publisher: J. M. Dent,, London,
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0460038435
• ISBN 13: 9780460038430
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • File Copies

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Synopsis

In a narrative where tragedy begs to be masked by comedy, F.M. Esfandiary conveys the consequences and realities of Iranian life. In an attempt to flee the underdeveloped, bureaucratic country, a Middle Easterner searches for every possible way to obtain an identity card that will allow him to leave Iran. In this comic masterpiece we follow this alienated man on a journey to freedom against the backdrop of a society dominated by ceremonious formalities, politeness, responsibility and confusion. Iranian-born Esfandiary further develops the themes and ideas of his first two novels, one of which has been required reading for the American Foreign Service, as he sheds light on a culture and a lifestyle that are a mystery to many.