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My Bird (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Fariba Vafi
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Description for My Bird (Middle East Literature In Translation)
Hardcover. Telling the story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, the author gives readers a portrait of one woman's struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. She demystifies contemporary Iran by taking readers beyond the stereotypes and into the lives of individuals. Translator(s): Kousha, Mahnaz; Jewell, Nasrin. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 266.
In this powerful story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, Fariba Vafi gives readers a portrait of one woman's struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. The narrator, a housewife and young mother living in a low-income neighborhood in Tehran, dwells upon her husband Amir's desire to immigrate to Canada. His peripatetic lifestyle underscores her own sense of inertia. When he finally slips away, the young woman is forced to raise the children alone and care for her ailing mother. Vafi's brilliant minimalist style showcases the narrator's reticence and passivity. Brief chapters ... Read more
In this powerful story of life, love, and the demands of marriage and motherhood, Fariba Vafi gives readers a portrait of one woman's struggle to adapt to the complexity of life in modern Iran. The narrator, a housewife and young mother living in a low-income neighborhood in Tehran, dwells upon her husband Amir's desire to immigrate to Canada. His peripatetic lifestyle underscores her own sense of inertia. When he finally slips away, the young woman is forced to raise the children alone and care for her ailing mother. Vafi's brilliant minimalist style showcases the narrator's reticence and passivity. Brief chapters ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Middle East Literature in Translation
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815609445
SKU
V9780815609445
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About Fariba Vafi
Fariba Vafi is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling contemporary Iranian writers. She is the author of numerous novels and short story collections including Royaye Tabat and Razi dar Kucheha. Mahnaz Kousha is professor of sociology at Macalester College. She is the author of Voices from Iran: The Changing Lives of Iranian Women, published by Syracuse University Press. Nasrin ... Read more
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