Khabar khvān: Persian 1399

Paulette Jiles is one of those writers whose experiences during the many trips he has made are very visible in his stories. A little after the American Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd traveled to the north of Texas and read newspapers to an enthusiastic audience. Neither do they have much literacy nor the possibility of having new publications, they earn a living. He reads to people about the influx of Irish immigrants to New York, about the construction of the railroad in the fledgling state of Nebraska, about the special characteristics of Hindu women, and... The captain is the widow of an elderly man who has lived through three wars and participated in two of them. In his youth he was a printing press until the conflict between the states caused him to lose his printing press and all his property. Now seventy-two years old, despite enduring the usual aches and pains of old age and the problems of lack of money, he enjoys free-wheeling on the road until he suddenly takes on a special mission: deliver an orphaned girl to her relatives in South Texas. which requires crossing dangerous roads. This incident forms the basis of the story; A story that, in addition to a brief introduction to American history, takes the reader with him until the end of a breath. The New York Times critic describes this book as a work that carries with it the excitement of the experience of freedom and is a pure adventure in the heart of brutal Texas. The journey that the main characters experience is a new and different experience for both of them.