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Nila: The Elephant Who Had Two Hearts

Nila: The Elephant Who Had Two Hearts

Alvandi, Shahriar
Akbari, Parisa

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 1997503220
ISBN13: 9781997503224
Publisher: Asemana Books
Published: May 6 2026
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.08 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

n this powerful anti-war story for young readers, acclaimed writer Shahriar Alvandi joins forces with illustrator Parisa Akbari Shahraki to create a deeply moving and visually stunning book about peace, memory, and imagination. Told with poetic sensitivity and quiet strength, the story invites children to see the world through a lens of empathy and hope. Akbari Shahraki's magnificent creativity and eye-catching, surreal illustrations expand the emotional landscape of the narrative, transforming each page into a dreamlike space where tenderness resists violence. Innovative, thought-provoking, and profoundly humane, this book is a celebration of peace-building through art - a story that speaks to both children and the adults who read with them. Shahriar Alvandi (born 1974 in Tuyserkan, Iran) is an Iranian writer, poet, and journalist, and a graduate of Dramatic Literature from the University of Art in Tehran. His writing draws on lived memory, childhood experience, and the emotional geography of place, offering a poetic and reflective engagement with both personal and collective history. Part of his work belongs to peace literature, with a focus on the Iran-Iraq War, and has received several literary awards. He has also conducted research on Iranian traditional music and is the author of The History of Music in Iran for young readers. Alvandi is a board member of the Iranian Association of Writers for Children and Young Adults.

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