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Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji

The novel won rave reviews and wide popularity when published in 2009

Rooftops of Tehran is at its core, a Bildungsroman, but calling the novel just that would be doing injustice to it. The pages of this book unfold a panorama of tiny rooftops overlooking an alley in Iran’s capital city. This alley is where Pasha, Ahmed, Faheemeh and Zari spend a summer of love, laughter and friendship until the events of one fateful night - the consequences of which change their lives forever and force them to confront the reality of growing up in a country in turmoil. 

- Upasya Bhowal