TEHRAN – “The Lifters” by American writer Dave Eggers has recently been published in Persian by Now, a major Iranian publishing house in Tehran.

Pejman Tehranian is the translator of the book first published in 2018. 

It is a journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle-grade novel from the bestselling, Pulitzer-nominated author of “The Monk of Mokha and Her Right Foot”.

When Gran and his family move to Carousel, he has no idea that the town is built atop a secret. Little does he suspect, as he walks his sister to school or casually eats a banana, that mysterious forces lurk mere inches beneath his feet, tearing up the earth like mini-hurricanes and causing the town to slowly but surely sink.

When Gran’s friend, the difficult-to-impress Catalina Catalan, presses a silver handle into a hillside and opens a doorway to underground, he knows that she is extraordinary and brave, and that he will have no choice but to follow wherever she leads. 

With luck on their side, and some discarded hockey sticks for good measure, Gran and Catalina might just find a way to lift their town--and the known world--out of danger.

In “The Lifters”, critically acclaimed author Eggers establishes himself as a storyteller who can entertain and inspire readers of any age.

“[A] cozy contemporary novel about lifting spirits and rebuilding community through teamwork and imagination,” Publishers Weekly wrote.

“A warm and rewarding read… Eggers skillfully handles the trope of the kids who save the town, with plenty of humorous adult cluelessness but an equal measure of compassion,” The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books commented.

Photo: A combination photo shows Dave Eggers and the front cover of the Persian edition of his novel “The Lifters”. 

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