My Uncle Napoleon
Iranian TV series or program / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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My Uncle Napoleon (Persian: دایی جان ناپلئون, Dâ'i jân Nâpel'on, literal translation: Dear Uncle Napoleon) is a coming of age novel by Iranian author Iraj Pezeshkzad published in Tehran in Persian in 1973. The novel was adapted as a TV series in 1976, directed by Nasser Taghvai. Though the book and the TV series were briefly banned following the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran, it remained popular.[1][2] It is noted for its lampooning of the common social attitudes and beliefs in Iran during the period of Allied occupation of Iran. The novel has been translated by Dick Davis into English.
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Author | Iraj Pezeshkzad |
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Original title | دایی جان ناپلئون Da'i jan Napuli'un |
Translator | Dick Davis |
Country | Iran |
Language | Persian |
Genre | Fiction |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1973 |
Media type | Print hardcover |
Pages | 512 pp |
ISBN | 0-934211-48-5 |
OCLC | 34285166 |
891/.5533 20 | |
LC Class | PK6561.P54 D313 1996 |
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