Yak rūz māndah bah 'id pāk Persiska (Farsi) 2021

Yek Rooz Mandeh be Eid-e Pak by Zoya Pirzad is a moving and deeply human novel that, through three interconnected stories, portrays the life of an Armenian man across three stages of his life: childhood, middle age, and old age. With her subtle and fluid prose, Pirzad explores family relationships, cultural identity, love, social judgment, and the difficulty of choosing between personal desires and the expectations of society.

The story centers on Edmond, a respected man within the Armenian community, who faces a difficult dilemma when his daughter falls in love with a Muslim man. Caught between loyalty to his family and the pressures of his community, Edmond must confront questions of tradition, acceptance, and personal conviction.

The novel offers a profound reflection on what it means to be human—on mistakes, love, and the consequences of decisions that shape the course of one’s life. One Day Before Easter is among Zoya Pirzad’s best-known works, translated into several languages and widely appreciated by both readers and international critics.