by Freidoune Sahebjam · France Loisirs / Grasset et Fasquelle · tapa dura · ISBN 9782724263633
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«La femme lapidée» is the chronicle by Freidoune Sahebjam, published by France Loisirs / Grasset et Fasquelle in hardback (189 pages, in French).
The work tells the true story of Soraya M., condemned to death by stoning in a village in southern Iran after false adultery accusations concocted by her husband. Based on the testimony gathered by the journalist, the book denounces the violence against women and the arbitrariness of extremist laws, in a narrative about injustice that was adapted into film.
The work was originally published in 1990, and this edition is from 1991. The testimony was adapted into film.
For readers interested in testimonies about the oppression of women, human rights, and contemporary Iran.
Freidoune Sahebjam was a French-Iranian journalist, war correspondent, and novelist who resided in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France.
