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ISBN13: 9798266712379
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 22 2025
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 22 2025
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Why withe cover?
Once upon a summer, the alleys smelled of burning paper. Smoke spiraled from every chimney, even in the heat.
At home, my father stood over a big metal basin, poking the fire. Books were burning-white-covered books, old favorites, classics: Steinbeck, Hemingway, Jack London, Victor Hugo-all crunching, curling, turning to ash.
Once upon a summer, the alleys smelled of burning paper. Smoke spiraled from every chimney, even in the heat.
At home, my father stood over a big metal basin, poking the fire. Books were burning-white-covered books, old favorites, classics: Steinbeck, Hemingway, Jack London, Victor Hugo-all crunching, curling, turning to ash.
I asked, Why are you burning them?
They come into houses, he said. If you have political books, they take you away.
But these are just stories and novels, I said.
That's what you think, he replied. They only know one book-and that's all they accept. White cover:
Books that were banned and unprintable until a few weeks ago were being printed quickly during the 1979 Revolution, on any topic or with any content. The speed of printing was such that there was no time to design a beautiful cover. They were all printed with white covers and cheap white cardboard. Some didn't even have a title, or the title was handwritten or stamped on the white cover،
And so it happened that the book, as your best friend with its white cover, could take your life.
.....................
My Book's Table of
Contents:
●On Serious Matters: People, War, and Loneliness
(This section is for when you're in the mood for something deep and meaningful.)
●On Creation and Sacred Things
(Don't worry, I won't get too preachy. This is where I might surprise you.)
●On Ignorant and Annoying Demons
(The kind of demons that are more of a headache than a real threat.)
●On Clever and Clueless Animals
(You'll find some familiar characters here, maybe even a few that remind you of someone you know.)
●And the jinns, yes, the jinns, but don't be afraid, except for one, the rest aren't so bad. I chose the good ones.
●In every story, the line between reality and fantasy blurs. From the bittersweet humor of clueless demons to the poetic and thought-provoking moments, this book invites you on a journey where each stop brings a different story and a deeper impact.
short story collection.
humorous short stories
fantasy short stories
magical realism fiction.
dark humor fiction
They come into houses, he said. If you have political books, they take you away.
But these are just stories and novels, I said.
That's what you think, he replied. They only know one book-and that's all they accept. White cover:
Books that were banned and unprintable until a few weeks ago were being printed quickly during the 1979 Revolution, on any topic or with any content. The speed of printing was such that there was no time to design a beautiful cover. They were all printed with white covers and cheap white cardboard. Some didn't even have a title, or the title was handwritten or stamped on the white cover،
And so it happened that the book, as your best friend with its white cover, could take your life.
.....................
My Book's Table of
Contents:
●On Serious Matters: People, War, and Loneliness
(This section is for when you're in the mood for something deep and meaningful.)
●On Creation and Sacred Things
(Don't worry, I won't get too preachy. This is where I might surprise you.)
●On Ignorant and Annoying Demons
(The kind of demons that are more of a headache than a real threat.)
●On Clever and Clueless Animals
(You'll find some familiar characters here, maybe even a few that remind you of someone you know.)
●And the jinns, yes, the jinns, but don't be afraid, except for one, the rest aren't so bad. I chose the good ones.
●In every story, the line between reality and fantasy blurs. From the bittersweet humor of clueless demons to the poetic and thought-provoking moments, this book invites you on a journey where each stop brings a different story and a deeper impact.
short story collection.
humorous short stories
fantasy short stories
magical realism fiction.
dark humor fiction
jinn and demon fiction.
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