Us&Them : A Novel / Bahiyyih Nakhjavani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nak̲h̲javání, Bahíyyih, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iranian Americans--California--Los Angeles--Fiction.

Iranian Americans.

Iranians--Fiction--Foreign countries.

Iranians.

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Lili and Goli have argued endlessly about where their mother, Bibijan, should live since the Iranian Revolution. They disagree about her finances too, which remain blocked as long as she insists on waiting for her son—still missing but not presumed dead yet—to return from the Iran–Iraq war. But once they begin to "share" the old woman, sending her back and forth between Paris and Los Angeles, they start asking themselves where the money might be coming from. Only their Persian half-sister in Iran and the Westernized granddaughter of the family have the courage to face up to the answers, and only when Bibijan finally relinquishes the past can she remember the truth. A story mirrored in fragmented lives, Us&Them explores the ludicrous and the tragic, the venal and the generous-hearted aspects of Iranian life away from home. It is a story both familial and familiar in its generational tensions and misunderstandings, its push and pull of obligations and expectations. It also highlights how "we" can become "them" at any moment, for our true exile is alienation from others. Acclaimed author Bahiyyih Nakhjavani offers a poignant satire about migration, one of the vital issues of our times.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CHAPTERS

1. Us

2. Apocalypse

3. Transit

4. Immigration

5. Waiting

6. Lying5

7. Tea

8. Anecdotes

9. Assimilation

10. Green

11. The Association

12. Art

13. Neighbours

14. Endangered

15. Losing the Plot

16. Shopping Bags

17. Conference

18. Garden

19. Revolution

20. Laundry

21. In-Laws

22. Walls

23. Weddings

24. Divorce

25. Real Estate

26. Carpets

27. Economy

28. Hairdresser

29. Phone Call

30. All in the Family

31. Imitation

32. Fenugreek

33. Honesty

34. Them

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781503602199

1503602192

OCLC:

1198931668