Pea Boy: and other stories from Iran

Pea Boy: and other stories from Iran by Laird, Elizabeth. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781845079123.

Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars...but above all it has stories - of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers. During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Irans best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl. Praise for A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq: Its baddies are wolves and thieves; its stories are fabulous. The Daily Telegraph