Javad Kamvar’s book "The Bitterness of Freedom," which was published and distributed to bookshops at the end of last year, takes a differentiated approach to the war and the people who experienced this historical period.

The story centers on Ali Biglari, a 14-year-old teenager who was seized by Iraqi forces during an operation. He spent the next three and a half years of his teenage years in a youth camp, but his captivity continued after the war ended. Biglari enters Camp Ashraf in order to leave Iraq and return to Iran after spending a year in uncertainty and terror due to the advertising of Mujahedin organization members in the camps; here is where the most challenging time in his life occurs…

* How did you meet Mr. Biglari, and how did the book come to be written?

Mr. Biglari's name had appeared in a few documents connected to those that had been made public.

It seems that Mr. Biglari frequently visited the art bureau to have his memories recorded; Mr. Sarhangi accepted and encouraged him to do so, which led to our meeting. The book "The Bitterness of Liberation" was written and recorded five years after that meeting.

* How did Mr. Biglari join the Mujahedin organization, and why did he abandon it after a while?

After three and a half years in captivity, Resolution 598 is finally accepted, which alters the course of the war. However, it has been uncertain whether or not to free the captives for about a year. Biglari, who is also present in this crisis, believes he won't be freed, that all the captives would perish there and that there will be no liberation.

The Mujahedin organization, on the other hand, has suffered a significant loss of strength; as a result, it makes an effort to draw strength from the captives.

The organization's current focus is on youngsters with limited mental capacity. Biglari was one of those that tricked the organization, as well.

After a period, he starts to disagree with the organization's beliefs, and as a result, the organization starts to boycott him. After some time, Biglari made a failed attempt at suicide. He was sent to Abu Ghraib prison. Finally, following the American war on Iraq, he and a number of other captives were turned over to Iran at the border.

* Why did you choose "The Bitterness of Liberation" as the book's title?

Biglari was followed by bitterness wherever he was freed; when he was released and entered the camp, it was accompanied by bitterness; in a similar way, now he is having numerous issues and, in his own words, feels threatened by the members' organization. He also has familial issues, among other things.