Boston: Little Brown, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First novel by this author who was born in Tehran, Iran but grew up in the United States. An opulent historical novel set in the 1620's in Isfahan, Persia during the last years of the reign of Shah Abbas the Great. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Author's note. 377 pp. ISBN: 0-316-065765.