Hossein Asgari

Shortlisted, Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024 Saeed has not returned to Iran after publishing his novel The Imaginary Narrative of a Real Murder for fear of political persecution. He is surprised when Ismael, his father who has never left Iran, announces that he is travelling to Adelaide to visit him. During his short stay, Ismael tells Saeed the story of...

What compels a woman to invent an affair she never had? Why does a man stay to care for a woman who is no longer his, simply because the body has betrayed her? In this masterful short fiction collection, Hossein Asgari explores the precarious nature of our relationships—with our fathers, our lovers, and ourselves. A young man finds himself a...