Limits of searches
Ages ago I read a book I really enjoyed. (Well, this is something which has happened often.) I owned it, but it got lost over the course of lending it to people — probably family, who are not so good with the returning of books, always. Also I could not remember the title, only that it was magical realism and it was set in Iran. And so I tried googling magical realism iran novel and lo! The title of the book appeared. It’s a worthwhile read.
I have had no luck on another book I read once. It was a mystery, something about avatars online, and dealt a lot with archetypes and, maybe, clowns? I think Pierrot featured. If this sounds familiar to you, please, let me know.