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Man of My Time
Written by Dalia Sofer
Narrated by Navid Navid
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
An Iranian man estranged from his family journeys to New York to procure his father's ashes and is forced to reckon with a past that is darkened by violence.
Author
Dalia Sofer
Dalia Sofer was born in Iran and fled at the age of ten to the United States with her family. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and has been a resident at Yaddo. A graduate of the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, she lives in New York City.
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Reviews for Man of My Time
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
6 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Sorry but I was unable to relate to the unsympathetic protagonist. I hoped to better understand what made people collaborate with authoritarian regimes. But this is where the book fell short, no explanation given, just a man with no moral compass , he does not even regret his complicity but keeps on betraying all around him. So I felt as a reader also betrayed and disappointed of me sad that I lost so much time reading or better listening to it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing powerful writing. Fantastic storytelling. Vivid characters. Sofer has blossomed as a writer.