The two young men Djamil and Nadji openly profess their love in a small town in Iran. From then on, in their everyday lives, they see themselves ruthlessly exposed to countless difficulties and hostilities, which a love that must not exist in a patriarchal and traditionally religious society has to withstand. Unable to give up their feelings for each other, the lovers flee to the next larger city, on to Tehran and finally to an Arab country, where they are confronted with social rejection similar to that at home. On their way towards broader and freer horizons, they can count on the support of many people. But will they ever get to a place together where their relationship and their feelings for each other will not be seen as disrupting the existing social order and thus despicable?

Reviews:

In the succinct opening lines of his novel Sons of Love, Ghazi Rabihavi stages the brutal fate of homosexuality within a triumphant patriarchy.

– Philippe Brenot, lemonade.fr

The two protagonists love each other and they love life. The reader accompanies them with a lot of empathy. A great literary success.

– Serge Cabrol, encres-vagabondes.com

Literally sophisticated and up-to-date again.

– Rouven Hans, EKZ

His novel is sophisticated, topical and very readable. An absolute insider tip that should not remain secret!

- Jérôme Cholet, Sonntagsblatt

Reality and dream, hard everyday life and secret longings. Extremes collide in SONS OF LOVE and are already reflected in the unequal lovers Djamil and Nadji. In contrast to the dreamily naïve Djamil, Nadji is direct and impulsive. As a penniless weed cutter who can neither read nor write, he must constantly struggle to survive.

- Stephanie Schaefers, Textwerk Bremen