Uncle+Anoosh

=Home= Uncle Anoosh


 * Uncle Anoosh** is the brother of Marjane’s father. He makes his first appearance in the story "Moscow". Marjane sees him as the hero of the family because he has been to prison because of his political conviction. Anoosh stays with Marjane and tells her stories. Freydoon, Anoosh’s uncle, became the minister of justice and stood up against the Shah. Anoosh was his secretary, and he had to run away when Freydoon was arrested. He escaped to the U.S.S.R where he studied Marxism. Marjane is very impressed, because she is also interested in Marxism. In the U.S.S.R., Anoosh got married and had two children. After his wife divorced him he tried to go back home, but the guards recognized him, and he was put in prison for nine years.

Uncle Anoosh thinks it’s important that Marjane is interested in politics, and he is impressed over how much she knows. He tells his story because he does not want it to be lost. Marjane is interested in what happen to Anoosh in prison, but he says that his divorce was worse.

Marjanes inspiration and also mine