Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora by Karim, Persis M.
Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora by Karim, Persis M.

Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora

Until recently, Iranian literature has overwhelmingly been the domain of men. But the new hybrid culture of...
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Author: Persis M. Karim
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Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora by Karim, Persis M.

Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora

$75.38
Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora by Karim, Persis M.

Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora

$75.38
Author: Persis M. Karim
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
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.

Author: Persis M. Karim
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 05/01/2006
Pages: 349
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.08w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781557288202


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Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2006 pg. 55
Library Journal 06/15/2006 pg. 69
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 313
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended

About the Author
Persis M. Karim was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by her Iranian father and French mother. She is an associate professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University. She has written numerous articles about Iranian-American literature and is coeditor and contributing author to A World Between: Poems, Short Stories and Essays by Iranian-Americans.


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