bipanahihaye ahmad panahipour (The Vulnerabilities of Ahmad Panahipour)

bipànâhihâye àhmàd pànâhipour (The Vulnerabilities of Ahmad Panahipour) is a collection of the Iranian author Awat Pourabdolahi.

Helplessness of Ahmad Panahipoor is a simple but effective book which will make every reader ponder over the problems in the current society of Iran. These are problems which may not be visible to naked eyes; issues which are obscured by the large-scale international political games of the states and the politicians. The author rightly criticizes the indifference of the society towards the sufferings of the homeless and the helpless; the society’s insensitivity towards art and poetry; and even insecurity. These are conveyed to the reader through very powerful comparisons and metaphors: a hospital teeming with patients dying of ghastly infections; a stinking dump; a bus full of insensitive and selfish people who do not even understand the language that two peddler kids speak; cockroaches eating a rotting body; and … The title effectively sets the tone of the book by employing an ironic pun on the words “helplessness” and “Panahipoor” [which indicates providing shelter], so the one to provide shelter is himself in need of one.