The Little Black Fish (Classics of Persian Literature, 2)

This bilingual edition includes the English translation and the original Persian text of Little Black Fish. It is one of the most well known modern Persian children's story. Upon its original publication this story won prizes at the Bologna and Bratislava children's books fairs. On the surface this story is about a little black fish who wanders out of his neighborhood and encounters various adventures and dangers, which he overcomes. On a different level it can be read as the human journey from childhood to adulthood.