Once Upon a Time in Persia : A Picture Book

Sahar Doustar

ISBN 10: 1849768293 / ISBN 13: 9781849768290

Published by Tate Publishing Apr 2023, 2023

About this Item

Neuware - An introspective Middle Eastern fairy tale that prompts the reader to consider their connection and place in the world, from author Sahar Doustar and illustrator Daniela Tieni, whose evocative full-color art reflects illuminated Persian manuscripts. Once upon a time in Persia, there was a woman who had never seen her reflection. On her wedding day, she sees herself in a mirror for the first time and does not recognize herself. Heartbroken, she runs away, mistakenly believing another bride has taken her place. Her love desperately follows her, trying to persuade her that the reflection she saw was in fact herself. Protesting, the woman must explain to her love that her shape cannot be contained so neatly, for she is the shape of water in the lake, of the sun when it rises and sets, and of the moon when full and at crescent.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Once Upon a Time in Persia : A Picture Book
• Publisher: Tate Publishing Apr 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849768293
• ISBN 13: 9781849768290
• Binding: Buch
• Illustrator: Tieni, Daniela
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 316W x 220H x 12D millimeters 316 millimeters width by 220 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 454 grams

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Synopsis

An introspective Middle Eastern fairy tale that prompts the reader to consider their connection and place in the world, from author Sahar Doustar and illustrator Daniela Tieni, whose evocative full-color art reflects illuminated Persian manuscripts.

Once upon a time in Persia, there was a woman who had never seen her reflection. On her wedding day, she sees herself in a mirror for the first time and does not recognize herself. Heartbroken, she runs away, mistakenly believing another bride has taken her place.

Her love desperately follows her, trying to persuade her that the reflection she saw was in fact herself. Protesting, the woman must explain to her love that her shape cannot be contained so neatly, for she is the shape of water in the lake, of the sun when it rises and sets, and of the moon when full and at crescent.

About the Author

Sahar Doustar was born in Tehran in 1985. She studied at the University of Science and Technology of Iran where she earned a degree in architecture and engineering. She also has a master’s degree in architecture at Politecnico di Milano. She is currently attending her two-year specialization in graphic design for illustration at ISIA in Urbino. Once Upon a Time in Persia is her first book as an author.