Let me tell you where I've been : new writing by women of the Iranian diaspora / edited by Persis M. Karim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karim, Persis M.

Iran Heritage Foundation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Iranian American authors.

American literature.

American literature--Women authors.

American literature--20th century.

American literature--21st century.

Iranian Americans--Literary collections.

Iranian Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Until recently, Iranian literature has overwhelmingly been the domain of men. But the new hybrid culture of diaspora Iranians has produced a prolific literature by women that reflects a unique perspective and voice. Let Me Tell You Where I've Been is an extensive collection of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by women whose lives have been shaped and influenced by Iran's recent history, exile, immigration and the formation of new cultural identities in the United States and Europe. These writings represent an emerging and multi-cultural female sensibility. Unlike many flat media portrayals of Iranian women-as veiled, silenced-these writers offer a complex literary view of Iranian culture and its influences. These writers interrogate, challenge, and re-define notions of home and language and their work offers readers an experience of Iranian diaspora culture. Featuring over one hundred selections (two-thirds of which have never been published before) by more than fifty contributors--including such well-known writers as Gelareh Asayesh, Tara Bahrampour, Firoozeh Dumas, Roya Hakakian and Mimi Khalvati--the collection represents a substantial diversity of voices in this multicultural community. Divided into six sections, the book's themes of exile, family, culture resistance, and love, create a rich and textured view of the Iranian diaspora. The poems, short stories, and essays are suggestive of an important conversation about Iran, Iranian culture, the Persian and English languages, and the dual identities of many of its authors. This powerful collection is a tribute to the wisdom, insight, and sensitivity of women attempting to invent and articulate a literature of in-betweenness.

Contents:

""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""GRTITUDES""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Home Stories""; ""Autumn Letter""; ""Home Stories""; ""Dokhtar-e Amrika-i""; ""Dokhtar-e Irani""; ""Separation""; ""The Sun Is a Dying Star""; ""En Route to Persepolis""; ""Timing""; ""Against the Kitchen White Wall""; ""Road Trip""; ""The Break""; ""Home""; ""Persian Princess Insania""; ""Naderi""; ""Where Does My Language Lie?""; ""Inheritance""; ""Revolution 1979""; ""Portland, Oregon 1979""; ""With a Little Help from My Friends""; ""Another Quiet New Year""; ""My Brother at the Canadian Border""; ""1979""

""Captions""""Arrivals and Departures""; ""From To See and See Again: A Life in Iran and America""; ""For Tradition""; ""For Tradition""; ""Sister""; ""Twin""; ""The Persian Bath""; ""A Love Song""; ""Pomegranates""; ""Passover""; ""ajun""; ""Next Year in Cyprus""; ""Recovery""; ""Baba�s Passing�February 2005""; ""Joys of a Simple Meal""; ""Raw Walnuts""; ""The Camel and the Cantaloupe""; ""Ode to the Eggplant""; ""Torches""; ""Woman�s Duty""; ""Avenue Vali Asr""; ""Woman�s Duty""; ""The Next Day Is Always So Still""; ""Waiting for Ulysses""; ""The woman has veto power""

""On the Rooftop""""If You Change Your Nose""; ""Iranian Women""; ""Love in a Time of Struggle""; ""Becoming a Woman""; ""The World Was a Couple""; ""The Gift""; ""The Execution of Atefeh""; ""Bad""; ""Summoning""; ""Masouleh""; ""Words to Die For""; ""Fariba�s Daughters""; ""Axis of Evil""; ""Lower Manhattan""; ""Another Day and Counting""; ""Axis of Evil""; ""How Lucky Persimmons Are""; ""Mamaan-bozorg""; ""In the Gutter""; ""The Witness""; ""American Again""; ""Butcher Shop""; ""Iranians v. Persians""; ""Invitation to the Hungry Ghosts""; ""When Toys Are Us""

""As Good as Any Other Day""""Dawn on the Fall Equinox""; ""Instilling Shock and Awe""; ""Summer Day""; ""Beyond""; ""Sestinelle for Travelers""; ""The Best Reason to Write a Poem Is Still for Love""; ""Perfectly Parallel Mirrors""; ""Money Buys""; ""Once""; ""From Stones in the Garden""; ""Stripes""; ""Magical Chair of Nails""; ""Us Four""; ""The Eglantine Deal""; ""The Sandcastle""; ""Ghazal""; ""Mandala at Manzanar""; ""Beyond""; ""Only the Blue Remains Unchanged""; ""Tales Left Untold""; ""Night Conversations (Deep Are These Distances)""; ""Do You Miss Me?""; ""Lost Karbala""; ""Sing""

""Earth and Water""""Tales Left Untold""; ""Because of Hands and Bread""; ""Soleiman�s Silence""; ""Standing in a Mosque Contemplating Faith""; ""Sabze""; ""Years Later""; ""Native""; ""Unpacking""; ""Blessing""; ""Green World through Broken Glass""; ""A Return""; ""Blood""; ""13 Days""; ""Ari""; ""Let Me Tell You Where I�ve Been""; ""Cardamom and Hell""; ""Nazr""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""

Notes:

"In association with the Iran Heritage Foundation."

ISBN:

9781610752336

1610752333

OCLC:

607870033