The Tiger

By Mojtaba Raeisi

This book is a mysterious play about a group of people who arrive at an abandoned train station and become stuck there, as it is not possible to leave, a remote place where a grave danger awaits them. The story unfolds around how these people confront this danger, and how their reactions transform throughout the play, leading them to create stories that help them adapt to their harsh reality. However, not everyone is ready to accept their fate. While most cling to the first story that helps them shake off fear, a few resist, trying to fight back and find a real solution to the problem they are facing. The three acts of this play represent three stages of this struggle, a process in which people face an unbeatable force and create new meanings to replace an unnerving reality. Additionally, the location of the story plays a fundamental role. The abandoned train station lies near Jerusalem, a city deeply tied to three of the world's major religions. This setting serves as a backdrop for the religious and anti-religious conflicts that drive much of the play. Ultimately, the play raises a crucial question: Do we need to revise our traditional, ancient approaches to life's greatest challenges, especially our response to mortality, a struggle that has haunted humanity since the dawn of time?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6723972
• ISBN13: 9798334806641
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 189 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"