Rooftops of Tehran, (Paperback)

from SamSattler

"Rooftops of Tehran" is a coming-of-age novel that begins as the story of four young people caught up in the excitement of first love. In their exhilaration, the four of them see the adult world through youth's fresh eyes and they can hardly wait to carve out places for themselves in that world. ...

from bachaney

"Rooftops in Tehran" follows Pasha, a 17 year old boy living in Tehran through one summer that will forever change his life. Pasha lives in a middle class alleyway in Tehran, and is surrounded by friends. When he falls for Zari, the fiance of his idol, Doctor, Pasha begins to question some of the...

from froxgirl

Chosen by Narmatha for our Potluck Book Club, I enjoyed this novel of adolescence which really could have taken place anywhere and at any time. The story of Pasha, Ahmed, Zari, and Faheemeh takes place in Iran right before the overthrow of the Shah. The most enlightening passages take place in th...

from Soniamarie

This is novel about close friendships and how love can survive all things. The setting is Tehran 1973 and 1974. The story is told from the viewpoint of an 18 year old young man, Pasha. Pasha has a best friend, Ahmed and these two have an extremely close, trusting friendship. They share everything...

from LCBrooks

In Rooftops of Tehran, Mahbod Seraji masterfully weaves Pasha's coming of age story into the instability of Iran's political climate. Seraji's language and vivid descriptions immediately transport his reader to Tehran as it was in the early 1970s. He allows the reader to understand how politics, ...