Solacers

<i>Solacers</i>

Solacers

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Solacers is a 2012 memoir[1][2] written by Iranian-American[3][4] author Arion Golmakani [fa].[5] The book is a first-person narrative about an abandoned boy growing up on the streets in 1960s Iran, before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.[1][6]

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Awards

2012 Finalist Nonfiction, William Saroyan International Prize for Writing- Stanford University Libraries.[7][1]

Other Editions

In 2013 Solacers was translated into Persian as Alireza and German as Beraubte Wut.

References

  1. [1]
    Solacers: a memoir. Red Poppy Corn Books. 2011. ISBN 978-0-615-44526-7 – via Stanford Libraries.
  2. [2]
    HAVEN, CYNTHIA (August 1, 2012). "Authors Daniel Orozco, Elisabeth Tova Bailey win Stanford's 2012 Saroyan Prize for Writing". Google Docs. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Arion Golmakani". Authors. Tantor Media. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. [4]
    Ackland, Karen (July 20, 2011). "Review of Solacers". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. [5]
    پیام, امیر (December 2014). "چمدان: 'پدرم مادرم را به داخل کانال پرت کرد'". BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Review of Arion Golmakani's SOLACERS". ANTHONY R. CARDNO. June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Winners and finalists 2012". William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Stanford University. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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