A Curse on Dostoevsky

Acknowledgments

My utmost gratitude to all those who have blessed this novel:

Laurent Maréchaux and Denis Podalydès for their valued reading;

Danièle D’Antoni and Leili Anvar for their germane comments;

Rahnaward Zariab, Kambouzia Partovi, Hafiz Assefi, Rahima Katil and Sajad Zafar for their “Persian perspective” and support;

Paul Otchakovsky-Laurens for everything; and Christiane Thiollier and Sabrina Nouri forever.