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What is Identity Card: a Novel about?

In a narrative where tragedy begs to be masked by comedy, F.M. Esfandiary conveys the consequences and realities of Iranian life. In an attempt to flee the underdeveloped, bureaucratic country, a Middle Easterner searches for every possible way to obtain an identity card that will allow him to leave Iran. In this comic masterpiece we follow this alienated man on a journey to freedom against the backdrop of a society dominated by ceremonious formalities, politeness, responsibility and confusion. Iranian-born Esfandiary further develops the themes and ideas of his first two novels, one of which has been required reading for the American Foreign Service, as he sheds light on a culture and a lifestyle that are a mystery to many.

Author

[by] F. M. Esfandiary

Publisher

Dent; Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

Published

1966

Language

EN

ISBN

9780460038430

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14