The Gods Laugh on Mondays

The Gods Laugh on Mondays (in Persian: و خدايان دوشنبه‌ها مي‌خندند) was first novel by an Iranian author with pen name Reza Khoshnazar which was published in August 1995. It was a lurid chronicle of Iran in which the male protagonist is raped by his schoolmate, and can not be sure whether he liked it or not. He then marries a young woman who has an affair with his best friend. Eventually, the angst-ridden hero goes on a murder-suicide binge.[1] This novel has been dedicated to Gregor Samsa protagonist of novel The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Reaction was hot, and some conservative papers called Gods a blasphemy. However, some days later, men came at night saying they are Islamic building inspectors and torched the publisher book shop in August 22, 1995.[2][3][4] Subsequently, Reza Khoshnazar has published three other novels in Sweden.

References

  1. ↑ Newsweek,October,1995,page 37.
  2. ↑ "UN Commission on Human Rights - Report on the mission of the Special Rapporteur to Iran (Mar 96)". www1.umn.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. ↑ Newsweek,October,1995,page 37.
  4. ↑ "Publisher of Iranian Book Bombed". Reuters. August 24, 1995 – via BRIEF ON IRAN, No. 239 Representative Office of The National Council of Resistance of Iran Friday, August 25, 1995.


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