Afsaneh, A Novel from Iran - Couverture souple

Ravanipur, Moniru

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1588140954 ISBN 13 : 9781588140951

Editeur : Ibex Publishers, Incorporated, 2014

Synopsis

One evening, thirty year old Afsaneh Sarboland, dressed only in a thin orange dress, flees her husband and home and attempts to create a new life. In the story, Afsaneh, a single writer, struggles to carve a space for herself in the chaotic society that has been ravaged by the scars of war. Childhood tragedies, the devastation of war, and an abusive husband have combined to drive her to madness. Tainted by the shame of being alone in that night that she cannot remember, she begins to unravel, mixing the present with memories of the past. Afsaneh is based on the author's life as a nurse on the graveyard shift in the early eighties and her experiences on the front during the Iran-Iraq war. Magical realism and the bitter realities of contemporary Iran are intertwined. Ravanipur pushes the boundaries of temporal space, disrupting the notion of traditional textual layouts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MONIRU RAVANIPUR was born in 1952 into a large family in southern Iran. A prolific writer of fiction, she is one of the most radical and stylistically revolutionary voices in Persian literature today. Her books have been banned in Iran since 2006. REBECCA JOUBIN is an assistant professor of Arabic at Davidson College. This is her third book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ibex Publishers, Incorporated
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1588140954
• ISBN 13: 9781588140951
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 212
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