The title of this novel, ‘Desolation’, took me straight to Bob Dylan and his melancholy song ‘Desolation Row’. I’m not sure if this was the author’s intention; a great deal of this book is puzzling, hints and references and snippets of history.
Hossein Asgari is an Iranian writer who lives in Adelaide. His first novel ‘Only Sound Remains’ was very well reviewed and nominated for the...
