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Iran:The Blood of Flowers

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran, History, Literature

Homeyra writes [1] about a new book:The Blood of Flowers [2] written by Anita Amirrezvani.The blogger writes a young girl comes of age as a carpetmaker’s apprentice in 17th century Iran: “Everything about Iran-born, former Northern California dance critic Anita Amirrezvani’s first novel is meticulously designed: its nine-year creation; its hypnotic cadence and considered approach to plot and characters inspired by Iranian tales and its immaculately researched historical detail, down to its unnamed narrator.