Her young perceptive eyes tell a story in a direct and simplistic way that only a child could tell. My favorite chapters were told through Isaac’s daughter, Shirin. Even though the son, Parvis, is living in New York, he struggles with his family to understand his place in the world. There is a strong emotional tie that connects each family member. We learn through the eyes and ears of Isaac, his wife Farnaz, their daughter and son. Sofer’s unique take on the novel gives the reader a different perspective in each chapter.
Unrest is a constant theme in this novel, as is identity (or lack thereof). During this arrest, the rest of his family struggles to make some sense of the upheavel that has taken place in their lives.
Isaac Amin is arrested in a warrentless land, on no charges other than mere suspicions and paranoia through his loose relations with the former Upper Class powers that were (The Shah). In this novel, we follow the lives of a single family caught in the heart of the revolution. What Persepolis did to bring the revolution in Iran to the attention of youth culture, Dalia Sofer’s The Septembers of Shiraz takes one step further.
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