Bih tārīkī-yi shab Persian 2026

What You Need From The Night by Laurent Petitmangin is a powerful and deeply human novel about family, identity, and the consequences of extremism in contemporary society. The story follows a father who, after the death of his wife, raises his two sons alone and forms an exceptionally close bond with them. Yet this fragile balance is shattered when his elder son becomes drawn toward far-right political movements, creating a painful divide between father and son that ultimately confronts the family with profound emotional and moral challenges.

With sensitivity and nuance, the novel explores themes such as loneliness, social disillusionment, the human need for belonging, radicalization, and the ways ideological extremism can fracture even the strongest family ties. Rather than offering simple judgments, the story examines the complex emotions of love, disappointment, and responsibility that arise when those closest to us make choices we struggle to understand or accept.

At its heart, By the Darkness of Night is a moving reflection on parental love, forgiveness, and the painful reality of living alongside the decisions of the people we love most. It is a compelling and memorable novel about human relationships and the troubled times in which they unfold. Because history has an unfortunate habit of entering homes through the front door long before anyone notices it standing outside.