''Eternal Fragrance'' (, "Last Sunday") is a book written by

Masoumeh Ramhormozi Masoumeh () is a feminine given name with Perso-Arabic origins. The name is a Persian spelling of the Arabic word ''Masuma (disambiguation), Masuma'', which translates to "innocent". English spelling variations include Ma'sumeh, Ma'soumeh, and Massu ...

about the

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(1980–88). Masoumeh, who was 14 at the time, was a social worker in a field hospital during the war. The English translation of ''The Last Sunday'', titled ''Eternal Fragrance'', was launched at the 66th

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. This book discusses some of the roles of Iranian women who participated in the Iran-Iraq war. ''Eternal Fragrance'' was ranked the second book in the 9th Sacred Defense Book of the year awards. According to critics, ''Eternal Fragrance'' is the most effective memoir of the Iran–Iraq war. It is one of the first published works about Iranian women's roles during this period, which paved the way for the publication of similar works. The original book was translated into English by Farahnaz Omidvar.

Background

Masoumeh Ramhormozi, a native of southern Iran, was 14 in 1980 when the Iran-Iraq war broke out. She was raised in a religious family that was active during and after the

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. Masoumeh was a social worker in a field hospital. Her brothers were killed in the war, and she has said that moment was the hardest of the war for her. Ramhormozi had a notebook that wrote her memoirs for her peace of mind and sometimes tore them up.

Narrative

''Eternal Fragrance'' is mainly about the memories of Masoumeh Ramhormozi, a woman fighter whose father and brothers were killed during the Iran-Iraq war. At the start of the book, she states: "I wrote major event in a notebook every day for peace of my heart and sometimes teared up my handwritten". She kept the notes and used them to write her memoirs and said, "I write yown memories today for reading with other people, not for my heart". This book consists of 12 chapters, a picture gallery, and documents about major events during the Iran-Iraq war.

Publication

The book was first published in Persian as ''The Last Sunday'' by Sureye Mehr Publication Company in 2003. The original book was translated into English by Farahnaz Omidvar, and the English translation was later sent to England for editing. The English version, titled ''Eternal Fragrance'', was launched at the 66th

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Introduction of ''Eternal Fragrance'' (Persian)
{{Authority control Iran–Iraq War memoirs Women in war 1945–1999 Women in war in West Asia 2003 non-fiction books 2014 non-fiction books Iranian biographies 1980 in Iran Iranian memoirs History of women in Iran

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