The Novel ‘Roo’in and the Shore of Existence’ Heads to the Book Market
According to the correspondent of the Iran Book News Agency (IBNA) in Mashhad, the book ‘Roo’in and the Shore of Existence’, penned by Meqdad Peimani, a Mashhad-based author, has entered the book market.
He told the IBNA correspondent about this book: In recent years, a significant portion of contemporary Persian novels has been shaped in genres of satire, social realism, or popular narratives. In this context, there was a serious void for a novel that would look at the world with a philosophical, existential, and phenomenological perspective; a novel that would neither be a simple imitation of Western existentialist works nor stop at the level of everyday narratives, but rather could reflect the Iranian lived experience within the framework of deep ontological questions and also reconcile us with the history of Iranian folklore culture.
Peimani stated, referring to the fact that the book ‘Roo’in and the Shore of Existence’ was written out of this very concern: ‘I wanted to create a text that would gently separate the reader from the surface of daily life and take them to layers that usually remain unseen—layers where autumn, rain, silence, time, and Iranian life all become entry points to fundamental questions.’
This author, by stating that this novel is not popular, said: ‘From the beginning, when I decided to write this work, it was not meant to be universally popular. My goal, more than ‘mere storytelling,’ was to create an opportunity for reflection; a brief pause amidst life’s rush that invites the reader to look at themselves and their world anew.’
He added: ‘Alongside this, this novel is a response to the widespread wave of superficial content and ‘yellow psychology’ that has become prevalent on social networks; narratives that offer simplistic and sometimes destructive solutions without considering anthropological and ontological foundations.’
Meqdad Peimani stated: ”Roo’in and the Shore of Existence’ attempts to show that human beings should be understood in the depth of lived experience, confrontation with time, and perception of the world’s phenomena, not in clichés and instant solutions.’
He considered this novel an effort to bring literature back into the realm of thought and clarified: ‘This novel was written to bring the reader closer to questions that might seem simple, but have deep roots in our existential experience. Additionally, alongside these concerns, the book is based on the author’s personal experiences and relationships during the writing of the book, which are hidden within its layers and were the driving force behind its creation.’
