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Alan Cheuse Reviews 'The Colonel'

by Alan Cheuse, NPR
July 9, 2012

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi's new novel, The Colonel, tells the story of an Iranian military figure whose personal life demonstrates the strains in the social and political order of his native land.

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  • All Things Considered, July 9, 2012
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