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Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora
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Paperback. An anthology of writing by women of the Iranian diaspora. This work offers a collection of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that explores through literature the influences of history, revolution, war, exile, and immigration. It uncovers a multicultural generation of female sensibility and eloquence. Editor(s): Karim, Persis M. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Until recently, Iranian literature has overwhelmingly been the domain of men. But in the twenty seven years since the Iranian revolution, women both in Iran and in the diaspora have written and published in unprecedented numbers. The new hybrid cultures of Iranian diaspora writers has given way to a uniquely feminine literary voice. ""Let Me Tell You Where I've Been"", the first anthology of writing by women of the Iranian diaspora, is an extensive collection of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that explores through literature the influences of history, revolution, war, exile, and immigration. The work in this collection uncovers an ... Read more
Until recently, Iranian literature has overwhelmingly been the domain of men. But in the twenty seven years since the Iranian revolution, women both in Iran and in the diaspora have written and published in unprecedented numbers. The new hybrid cultures of Iranian diaspora writers has given way to a uniquely feminine literary voice. ""Let Me Tell You Where I've Been"", the first anthology of writing by women of the Iranian diaspora, is an extensive collection of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that explores through literature the influences of history, revolution, war, exile, and immigration. The work in this collection uncovers an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557288202
SKU
V9781557288202
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About
PERSIS KARIM was born in the United States to an Iranian father and a French mother. She is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University in California and coeditor of A World Between: Poems, Short Stories, and Essays by Iranian-Americans. AL YOUNG is the poet laureate of California. Young has a long list of ... Read more
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