A Vital Killing: A Collection of Short Stories from the Iran-Iraq War

"A Vital Killing” is a highly acclaimed collection of Iranian short war stories by Ahmad Dehghan, one of several writers who fought in the Iran-Iraq War. As these glimpses of war are works of fiction inspired by actual events, this clear narrative will indulge a veteran in reminiscence of his youth. The moving short story from which this collection derives its name is also the basis for an Iranian feature film.