On her way to the wedding of the cousin of her partner, an Ashkenazi (of European origin) Jew, in Israel, Ava Iranian-born who left the country of birth when she was two, living in Paris, has to answer the questions of the border security. Although bearing a French passport, her name sounds Iranian and Iran and Israel are on position of war, due to the threats of the mullah regime against the Jewish state. Thus, she may or may be not a security threat, hence the need of some clarifications. Through this Q&A process though, she is able to figure out those details of her identity that were never explored, such as her religious identity or her feelings towards Iran in general.
L´Interrogatoire by Suzanne Azmayesh is a short and smart story of finding oneself in the turmoil of a Middle East hardly at peace with itself. A Middle East that will sooner or later dramatically change, making such ´interrogatoire´ a thing of the past. Wishful thinking but for the new generation of Israeli, Iranians, Lebanese - Lebanon is mentioned in the book as a place where the couple visited went, as her European boyfriend is kind of obsessed with l´Orient - Syrian...and many more to build up their future. Without wasting precious time and money for wasted ideological causes that are not theirs.
I loved how this book does not have any ideological stereotypes and how it relates to many people living in the region or the diaspora. Those are the signs of changing happening first in the mind of the people.
Rating: 3.5 stars
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