Baba Nazar () is a book written by Hossein Beyzayi and edited by Mostafa Rahimi and
Ahmad Dehqan
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Etymology
The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from ...
. The book is the result of oral interviews with Mohammad Hassan Nazarenejad, during which the narrator recounts his stories about
Iranian Revolution
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and
Iran–Iraq War
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. Mohammad Hassan Nazarenejad known as ''Baba Nazar'', the narrator of this book, was in the Iran–Iraq War for 140 months who died eight years after the war because of war injuries, in 1997.
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Synopsis
The book formed from 36 hours conversation of Hossein Beyzayi with Mohammad Hassan Nazarenejad in 1996 which is recorded in video form and the fate of those films is unknown. But the words and sentences of the interviews have become text after recording. Overall, this book is a memoir of Mohammad Hassan Nazarenejad in
Iranian Revolution
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time and
Iran–Iraq War
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time.
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In the beginning, The narrator talks about his campaign activities against the
Pahlavi dynasty
The Pahlavi dynasty () is an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian royal dynasty that was the Pahlavi Iran, last to rule Iran before the country's monarchy was abolished by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah, Reza S ...
before the
revolution
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. Then he goes to Iran–Iraq War. He describes the war operations with great detail. He talks about all his moments in the war and depicts hopes and frustrations, fears and immunities, anxieties and reliefs.
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This book has been compiled in eighteen chapters. The last part of the book is devoted to photographs and documents.
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] The book is the result of dozens of hours of oral history narration by Mohammad Hassan Nazarenejad dictated to Hossein Beyzayi. Beside the oral history, the book also contains autobiography by the narrator.
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Publication
The book was first published in Persian by Sooreh Mehr Publication in 2009, which has had more than 55 reprints in four years, according to the publishers.
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Reception
Ezzatolah Entezami an
Iranian
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actor
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
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an Iranian
conservative
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politician and former
military officer
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Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent c ...
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Yahya Rahim Safavi
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an Iranian military commander,
Mojtaba Rahmandoust an Iranian
conservative
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politician and
Parviz Parastui an Iranian actor and singer, they have praised this book and write notes for it.
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] The book was selected as the ''Outstanding Book'' in the ''Memoirs Section'' of the Thirteenth
Holy Defense Year Book Award.
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See also
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Chess with the Doomsday Machine
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The Night Bus
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Eternal Fragrance
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One Woman's War: Da (Mother)
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Noureddin, Son of Iran
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Peace Be On Ibrahim
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That Which That Orphan Saw
''That Which That Orphan Saw'' () is a novel by Iranian author Mohammad Reza Sarshar about the life of Mohammad, the prophet of Islam. ''That Which That Orphan Saw'' has received numerous awards and has been reprinted many times in Iran. The ide ...
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Fortune Told in Blood
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I'm Alive (Book)
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Journey to Heading 270 Degrees
References
External links
Baba Nazar on GoodreadsBaba Nazar on AmazonPersian Edition E-Pub
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Iran–Iraq War memoirs
Iranian memoirs
Oral history books
Novels set during the Iran–Iraq War
Persian-language books
Iranian biographies
2009 non-fiction books