The Throneless Prince of the Underground tells the adventure of five boys who want to dig an underground tunnel in order to travel across the globe from Iran to the United States.
The difference between the restrooms in Iran and the US is the main reason for them to undertake the mission. Therefore, as the witty member of the group suggests “We’ll go to take a piss in the US and come back.”
One member is against this suggestion. This journey is like fun for four of them, but it is different for him. His brother has escaped from Iran due to political nonconformity. He has heard that his brother is in the US and He wants to find his brother. They start their journey by digging the ground. After a few days of digging, their dream gradually fades away in the light of the strenuous reality. They give up on their dream one by one; all except the boy who is looking for his brother…
The whole story is narrated through chat between one of the teenagers who is now a middle-aged man and his teenage daughter.
Although the subject matter of this novel is bitter, the ambience is comic.
