The book is split into four sections - one for each of Aria’s mother figures, Zahra, Fereshteh and Mehri, and one for Aria as she herself embraces motherhood. After Zahra neglects the child to the point of cruelty, a new home is found for her.įrom here on in, Fereshteh brings Aria up, sending her to school and encouraging her to visit the home of Mehri, a less fortunate soul with a young family. The only light in the darkness at this point is the kindness of Behrouz and of Kamran, a neighbour who leaves bracelets for Aria to find. Sadly she proves to be abusive - even locking the little girl outside. all the world’s pains, and all the world’s loves”.īehrouz entrusts Aria’s care to his wife, Zahra. The story begins one night as a baby is born and then abandoned.īehrouz, a kindly driver, finds the baby and names her Aria - for the “little tales, cries in the night. Set in the Iranian capital, Tehran, Nazanine Hozar’s “Aria” begins in 1953, and closes in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Sign up to our Weekly newsletter Subscribe to our magazine for more great content
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