My Lieutenant Book by Daniil Granin (Farsi)

Description

My Lieutenant by Daniil Granin is a powerful autobiographical war novel published in 2015, based on the author’s experiences as a young tank officer on the Leningrad front during World War II. Told in the first person, the story follows an unnamed lieutenant who recounts the physical and psychological realities of combat, from fear and exhaustion to the confusion caused by meaningless orders and harsh military hierarchy. Granin presents an honest and unsentimental portrayal of war, exposing the gap between heroic propaganda and the lived experiences of ordinary soldiers. With clear, direct language, the novel delivers a deeply human and realistic account of trauma, survival, and moral struggle, offering both a historical perspective and a profound psychological study of life in wartime.