Anamarie Spataru speaks with the historian. Gabriela Avram, about the historical context of the novel, the Islamic Revolution and the destiny of a generation caught between the hope of change and the repression of the new regime.
Anamaria Spataru:
In the novel “My Name is Innocence” , Iranian writer Shiva Rahbaran reconstructs the destiny of a young woman against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the repression that followed. It is a story about ideals and freedom, about the violence of history and how it permeates the lives of ordinary people. The book was published by Humanitas Fiction , translated by Carmen Pațac.
Gabriela Avram:
My Name Is Innocence struck me from the outset as one of the most powerful historical and social novels translated here in recent years.
It is a novel dedicated to generations of Iranians silenced by the relentless machinery of evil.
It is an impressive novel because […] it grows in intensity from the first page to the last.