Product Description: On the streets of Tehran, Nuri Hushiar knows his blond hair and blue eyes attract attention. While he relishes the attention he cannot avoid the uneasy feeling of being out of place. This sense of being exceptional and estranged is the hallmark of his character and the focus of his struggle in Taghi Modarressi's last stunning novel...read more

Professor Hadi Besharat loses his star pupil to a senseless death in the Iran-Iraq War and faces a crisis of faith, questioning his marriage, patriotism, and beliefs