My Uncle Napoleon

About “My Uncle Napoleon”

My Uncle Napoleon is a coming-of-age novel written by Iranian author Iraj Pezeshkzad and published in Tehran in 1973. The story was adapted into a TV series in 1976, directed by Nasser Taghvai. The book and its adaptation were briefly banned after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 but remained popular. The novel critiques social attitudes and beliefs in Iran during the Allied occupation. It was translated into English by Dick Davis. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)