Although I find the magic realism elements of the novelette interesting, the dark gloomy side of politics outweigh them. I mean the book is overtly political, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it some how repels me. In later novels, Bakhtiar Ali succeeded in changing the narrative toward the more compelling storytelling, turning into a Kurdish Scheherazade, who I am drawn to.
However, one can see the recurring motifs of his later novels in here too; political corruption, internal wars, familial conflicts, smells, wind, corpse, to name a few.
I am really looking forward to read The Angels' Ship, but it hasn't been translated to Farsi yet.