My Uncle Napoleon: A Novel (Modern Library Paperbacks)

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The most beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth centuryx201C;God forbid, Ix2019;ve fallen in love with Layli!x201D; So begins the farce of our narratorx2019;s life, one spent in a large extended Iranian family lorded over by the blustering, paranoid patriarch, Dear Uncle Napoleon. When Uncle Napoleonx2019;s least-favorite nephew falls for his daughter, Layli, family fortunes are reversed, feuds fired up and resolved, and assignations attempted and thwarted. First published in Iran in the 1970s and adapted into a hugely successful television series, this beloved novel is now x201C;Suggested Readingx201D; in Azar Nafisix2019;s Reading Lolita in Tehran. My Uncle Napoleon is a timeless and universal satire of first love and family intrigue.