Bitter Chocolate (Two Volumes)

The book “Bitter Chocolate” (in two volumes) is written by Homa Pour Esfahani. This book is published by Sokhan Publications and offered in 860 pages. Its latest edition dates back to 1398 (2019), and in terms of theme, it can be categorized under Iranian stories. The book “Bitter Chocolate” is a story written by Homa Pour Esfahani, published by Sokhan Publications. This 860-page story continues the tale of “Chocolaty Cigarette,” where Ardalan Fani was killed. In the novel “Bitter Chocolate,” it is revealed that Ardalan Fani is alive and has infiltrated another criminal gang under a false identity, attempting to dismantle it. Amid the twists and turns of these events, his true identity is discovered by a girl named Faryal, and he is forced to kill her, but after certain incidents, he decides on a different course of action instead of killing her… On the back cover of this novel, it is written: “Everything started with an SMS: Chocolaty Cigarette, quit smoking, and I will give up chocolate too. Cigarette, chocolate, and bitterness intertwined, and just when he thought he was standing on the peak of victory, his life was entangled with a rose trapped in a glass jar with fewer and fewer petals each day. He couldn’t have imagined that the sweetness of his life would be in the hands of a beloved whose arrival would shatter the spell of his bitterness and monster-like demeanor.” At the beginning of the book, we read: “Try, even if you are bitter, for your bitterness to settle sweetly in people’s hearts, captivating all those around you. Let your bitterness become a source of solace. Hide your sweetness behind your bitterness. Kindness and love are vulnerabilities. Always remain vigilant about your vulnerabilities. The enemy lies in wait for you.” Homa Pour Esfahani, a young writer, has authored more than ten novels so far, including works like “Aseman Negahat,” “Gharar Nabood,” “Tooska,” “Bitter Chocolate,” “Chocolaty Cigarette,” and more.