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"The Cannon" is the first and best of Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi's novels. It has an unwavering focus on a single character, the independent itinerant Mullah Mir Hashem who is clever and manipulative. Based on historical events, the novel is set in north-western Iran in the early twentieth century. It features tribal supporters of the Constitutional Revolution; Russian Cossacks who are backing the status quo; and Mullah Mir Hashem. The novel offers a glimpse into the tensions and machinations of the revo-lution, where each party is attempting to outwit, out-manoeuvre and otherwise deceive the other. For most of the narrative Mir Hashem seems to have outsmarted the others. The story comes to an intriguing and unpredictable end.
Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi (1936-1986) is the most important dramatist of twentieth century Iran. He was also a prolific ethnographer, editor and fiction writer. A psychiatrist by training, his psycho-logical insights are evident in his writings. The 1968 film, Cow, based on Sa'edi's film script became a critical success both in Iran and abroad and brought him popular recognition.
- ISBN-13
- 9781588140685
- Publisher
- Ibex Publishers
- Imprint
- Ibex Publishers (US)
- Publication date
- 4 March 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 184
- Dimensions
- 155 x 230 mm
- Language
- English
