About the book: 1965 / Four Persians are traveling through their country, along roads well-trodden since ancient times, passing old cities, the names of which are replete with historical chronicles and poems of poets , talk to people they meet, watch, write down. No geographical discoveries, no miracles, no exoticism. And yet, the book that emerged as a result of this journey is read with unflagging interest and, for us living in another country, contains a lot of new and interesting things. This is, perhaps, a sad book, but it is written easily, with humor, irony, and sometimes with genuine anger. Travel notes are not an analysis of the situation in the country, but anyone who reads this book will learn a lot about various aspects of modern life in Iran. “Under the Desert Sky” (Dasht-e-Kevir) was recognized in Iran as the best work of fiction of 1962. [Adapted for AlReader]