You'll Die in Cairo is the tragedy of the rise and fall of the last king of Iran; his high-profile family, his own adventurous life, his loneliest moments, and the most crucial political events of his time, especially the Iranian revolution which shaped part of the destiny of the Middle East. Amongst many books that have been written about the king of Iran, this is probably the first one to have delved into the heart of this character from a psychological viewpoint. The author has made no ethical or political judgments and has impartially narrated the life of the king. The book is the outcome of a long research about Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and received a great deal of attention after being published in 2014. It was honored at the Jalal Al-Ahmad Prize, one of the most prestigious Iranian literary awards. This novel contains all the details we would like to know about the last king, his reign, and his escape from the rich country of his hopes and dreams. The narrator addresses Mohammad Reza Shah throughout the book and recounts the story of his life for him. It is a point of view that could have changed the king's destiny if he could adopt it in his lifetime. During the srory Mohammad Reza Shah is deaf and blind when it comes to accepting the truth in events, but craves for reviving the Persian Empire and becoming the leader in the Middle East; a man who fears assassination, but undergoes three failed ones each of which leads him to greater tyranny and loneliness. He's the king of an oil-bearing land, who gradually starts to believe that he's a blessed saint and, therefore, is invincible. Yet, he becomes more and more horrified by everything outside of his castle. He finally admitted the revolution, but it was too late. He died from an illness in loneliness in Cairo, the homeland of his first spouse.