Rahele Saburi's "The Painters' Alley" is one of those books that draws readers in with just the mention of its title.

Seyyed Abulfazl Kazemi, who was raised in one of Tehran's historic neighborhoods and rushed to the battlefront as soon as the war broke out, is the subject of the book.

In the book's introduction, Rahele Saburi stated that it took her more than a year to track down Abulfazl Kazemi, and it took three months to complete 66 hours of in-person interviews. After the interviews were compiled, Mr. Kazmi himself read the narration in its entirety twice.

In order to increase the beauty of the memories, the book's author tried to keep the narrator's tone throughout. The definitions of words and terms are provided as footnotes at the bottom of each page to aid in comprehension.

This book is divided into 16 chapters, each of which focuses on a different time period in his life. We learn about his personal life and family in the first, second, and third chapters. He also discusses Tehran's social climate and introduces us to it while recalling his childhood there.

The fourth chapter, which takes place amid the revolution, deals with military memories. He describes the recruitment process, the state of the barracks at the end of the Mohammad Reza Shah era, his escape from military service as per Imam Khomeini's orders, his pursuit by SAVAK, and the events of the 17th of Shahrivar.

However, the fifth chapter, which is about the events in Kurdistan, is where the main story begins. 

In the sixth chapter, he describes leaving his work in the Prime Minister's office and running straight to the Ahvaz front after learning of the Iraqi invasion of Iran. In this chapter, he also takes us to Susangerd where we learn about the siege's circumstances, the bravery of martyr Chamran in helping to free it, and Dr. Chamran's sacrifices.

From this point on, the order of the book's contents is such that each chapter starts with an incident involving a new operation.

The main character's peculiar attitude is similar to one of the legendary heroes from movies like Troy, in which the hero wakes up, rushes to the battleground upon learning of the war, and then returns home to eat after winning.

In the eighth and ninth chapters, the narrator first meets Haj Ahmad Motevaselian and participates in the second phase of the Beit ol-Moqaddas operation, including all of its incidents.

The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth chapters cover the rest of his recollections and the events related to the war.

The sixteenth chapter contains the last component of the puzzle. The main character's situation after the war, his return to Tehran, and his search for employment are the subjects of this chapter. With the accident in which he lost his wife, he closes his life memories with eyes full of tears.

Rahela Saburi has assembled an album at the book's conclusion with valuable documents and images from various periods of Seyyed Abulfazl Kazemi and his companions' lives.

The history of war is a history of painful experiences that cannot be forgotten. This tale has been told in various forms, "The Painters' Alley" being just one of them. Soore Mehr Publication first released it in 2010 with 544 pages.