• My Uncle Napoleon
  
  "An uproarious and endearing Iranian novel... one of the most entertaining books we're likely to see this year."
  - - Kirkus Reviews
  
  "A giddily uproarious mixture of farce and slapstick."
  - - The Atlantic Monthly
  
  "My Uncle Napoleon should leave properly adjusted American readers desperate for more of this howlingly funny -- not to mention tender, salacious and magical -- Iranian import."
  - - Cleveland Plain Dealer
  
  "My Uncle Napoleon is a surprising novel, a raunchy, irreverent, hilarious farce wrapped around a core of quiet sorrow."
  - - The Washington Post
  
  "It is so surely told, so funny, true, and ultimately heart-rending, it's absolutely clear why My Uncle Napoleon is loved in its homeland."
  - - The Baltimore Sun
  
  "Readers can gain a more balanced impression of Iran from perusing this novel, which looks at life from the kind of humorous perspective few Westerners may associate with the current regime in that country."
  - - Christian Science Monitor
  
  "The farcical plot dashes along at a rapid pace and there is never a dull stretch. In this English version, much of the reader's enjoyment comes from the outstanding quality of the translation."
  - - Choice
  
  "My Uncle Napoleon gives the reader an amusing, satirical picture of life among the privileged and their servants in Tehran at the beginning of World War II."
  - - The Washington Times
  
  "The translation is so sensitive to the author's tone and to the levels of language used by the characters that the Western reader, unfamiliar with Iran, needs only a minimum of help to enjoy and appreciate both the comic and serious aspects of the book."
  - - World Literture Review