The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran
Zuzanna Olszewska
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Description for The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran
Hardback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
The Pearl of Dari takes us into the heart of Afghan refugee life in the Islamic Republic of Iran through a rich ethnographic portrait of the circle of poets and intellectuals who make up the "Pearl of Dari" cultural organization. Dari is the name by which the Persian language is known in Afghanistan. Afghan immigrants in Iran, refugees from the Soviet war in Afghanistan, are marginalized and restricted to menial jobs and lower-income neighborhoods. Ambitious and creative refugee youth have taken to writing poetry to tell their story as a group and to improve their prospects for a better life. ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253017529
SKU
V9780253017529
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99-50
About Zuzanna Olszewska
Zuzanna Olszewska is Associate Professor in the Social Anthropology of the Middle East at the University of Oxford.
Reviews for The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran
"Zuzanna Olszewska's virtuoso study explores how young progressive Afghan intellectuals use the writing and performance of poetry as a prestigious discourse, to sustain community and claim dignity in exile. Her work makes an essential new contribution in Persian literary studies, ethnolinguistics, and refugee cultural studies worldwide." -Margaret A. Mills, Professor Emerita of Persian and Folklore, Ohio State University "Well beyond ... Read more