Negar Esfandiary looks inside the covers of one of her favourite childhood books from Iran and discovers a powerful political allegory that has inspired countless activists and artists since it was first published in 1968. (1 x 28′)
First broadcast August 2011 BBC Radio 4
Storyteller Richard Neville & Letter readings by Ravin Ganatra
Producer Mukti Jain Campion
A little hymn to freedom – Simon O’ Hagan, The Independent
Radio Choice: The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Radio Times