House of the Edrisis

Ghazaleh Alizadeh (1947–1996) was an Iranian poet, novelist, and short story writer. The House of the Edrisis was awarded a prize for the best novel of "Twenty Years of Fiction Writing" by Iran’s Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance in 1999. Her short stories include "The Crossroad," "After Summer," and "The In-transitory Journal."M. R. Ghanoonparvar is professor emeritus of Persian and comparative literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published widely on Persian literature and culture in both English and Persian. He is the translator of In the Alley of the Friend: On the Poetry of Hafez.

"Alizadeh’s epic novel does what only fiction can do: it tells the story of a nation and its people by way of a fractured family and their ancestral estate. . . . The House of the Edrisis will resonate with readers across the globe as history so often repeats itself." - Rabeah Ghaffari, author of To Keep the Sun Alive"The English translation of Alizadeh’s The House of the Edrisis stands as a testament to the brilliance of Persian literature, particularly within the modernist movement. This novel, a major work of Persian literary achievement, now opens its doors to a broader audience through a masterful translation by Ghanoonparvar." - M. Mehdi Khorrami, author of Literary Subterfuge and Contemporary Persian Fiction