TEHRAN – American writer Patricia McCormick’s 2012 novel “Never Fall Down” has recently been published in Persian by Aradman Publications in Tehran.

Translated by Reza Abedinzadeh, the book tells the true story of an 11-year-old boy Arn Chorn-Pond when the Communist Khmer Rouge swept into power in Cambodia in 1975.

When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp, where he sees the other children dying before his eyes. One day, the soldiers ask if any of the kids can play an instrument. Arn’s never played a note in his life, but he volunteers to save his life.

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