TEHRAN – The Iranian satirical novel “Democracy or DemoCrazy” by Seyyed Mehdi Shojaei has been translated into English.
The book was translated into English by the American Iranologist Caroline Croskery and Candle and Fog Publishing House, will release the book in April 2014, the London-based Iranian publisher has announced on its website.
The book is a narration told by a historical researcher about a nowhere land in an ancient time, in which according to the king’s testimony, each one of his 25 sons succeed to the throne for two years. However the order of the succession is according to the people’s vote not their age.
The English version of the book will be offered at the London Book Fair and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April 2014.
The Persian version of the book, which came out in Iran in 2008, will be republished for the Tehran International Book Fair for May 2014.
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