Zuleikha book by Guzel Yakhina (Farsi)

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Zuleikha is the debut novel by Russian author Guzel Yakhina, published in 2015. The story follows Zuleikha, a Tatar woman living in a small village in the Soviet Union, who endures a difficult and oppressive household with her cruel husband and ungrateful mother-in-law. Struggling with personal loss—having lost four children—Zuleikha is soon swept into the mass deportations of 1930, sent into exile in Siberia. The novel vividly portrays her struggle for survival over the years from 1930 to 1946, capturing the resilience and human spirit of ordinary people facing extraordinary hardships. Winner of the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize and the Big Book Award, Zuleikha has been translated into twenty-one languages and has garnered international acclaim for its powerful storytelling and historical depth.

• Pages: 490
• Genre: Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction / Historical Drama
• Book Cover Type: Paperback
• Language(s): Persian
• ISBN: 9789644487088
• Persian Title: کتاب زلیخا چشم هایش را باز می کند

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