Dandil by Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi - 1981: Stories from Iranian Life

New York. 1981. June 1981. Random House. 1st American Edition. Some Foxing On Top Edge, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394505115. 223 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Bob Silverman. keywords: Literature Iran Translated . FROM THE PUBLISHER - This collection of Gholam-Hossein Sa'edi's stories opens a new vista into the understanding of Iranian life. A dissident writer who fled the Shah's rule, Sa'edi's fiction partakes of and reflects the customs, the religion and the way of life in Iran. The title story, ‘Dandil,' is about the pecuniary aspirations of the people in a poverty-stricken town, as they expose the charm and beauty of a young girl to an American soldier. In the second tale, ‘The Game Is Over,' an Iranian Tom Sawyer fakes his own death as revenge against his drunken, cruel father, but falls to the very death he staged a few days earlier. ‘The Rubbish Heap' tells of the harsh practice of selling blood to earn a few pennies.… Read More

New York: Random House, 1981 329pp. Front board has a small warp. Spine ends of jacket have light creases. Spine head has a 1/4" tear. Top edge of jacket has light creases. Text is clean and unmarked. 0394505115. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus Jacket.

Random House (NY), 1981. First edition. . Very good in fine dust jacket. two small sots at page ends, jacket protected in nice brodart, First Printing No ownership marks. 239 p. Audience: General/trade.

Random House, 1981 front top dust jacket has small tear. Stated first Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Random House, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾

Random House, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Slightly smaller book, dark blue cloth spine, peach boards with bright orange initials with design at top front, very bright lettering on spine, 239 lightly browned heavy pages. DJ beneath mylar is beautifully designed with a pattern on front and spine, b/w photo of Sa'edi on back. DJ has very tiny tear to bottom front edge near tip, micronick at spine top and bottom edge, micronick at bottom back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Random House, 1981. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Stated First edition, first printing, full number line. All First Print Editions from Random House carry the words "First Edition" on the copyright page. Random House defines these as First Printings, and any books published by them between 1968 to 2003 do NOT include a number "1" in the number line. A book with the print number line "23456789" is a First Printing only if the "First Edition" statement is present. The words "First Edition" replace the number "1" in the number line. Dust jacket intact and in very good condition in a protective mylar cover. Text block is clean, bright and tight, no markings, corner creases or other defects noted.. Unconditional money back guarantee.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.