Marqad-e Aqa (The Shrine of Aqa)

Marqad-e Aqa, a tale by Nima Yushij, in the 1349 SH (1970) edition of the Marjan organisation, which opens with Nima's own autobiographical note. According to the publisher's introduction, Nima first wrote the story in 1309 SH (1930) and printed only a few copies, which were lost, and the publisher assembled the full text from several incomplete copies. It is a satirical story, rooted in the eighth century AH, of the prejudice and ignorance of the people of a northern region: a piece of wood turns into a sacred 'being' and leads to a crime.