Though the dominant subject in most sketches of “Thirteen Hours” is around Iranian emigrants, for Arash Guitou, a promising young scribe of talent, the challenge begins with the choice of “first person singular” character, writer or narrator.

The world will be seen by a man, a woman, a travesty, an in doubt lesbian or a confirmed gay… and sometimes he reminds us a great French talent, Patrick Modiano. Nevertheless, he also gives a chance to the main pen too. That old hat invisible “third person singular” observer/writer who objectively becomes all eyes and senses to avoid “literal vanities”, just for the sake of “tel quel” of our daily lives with no ornaments.

Iranian literature of third millennium certainly is being increasingly enriched by many young and less young “out-writers”, while the works of many talented “in-writers” have to wait the day of freedom.

Listen to "lonliness" by Arash Guitoo ...