LEADER 03193nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910451624103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8078-8375-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487676 035 $a(EBL)361348 035 $a(OCoLC)174540633 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000185248 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11939097 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185248 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10210080 035 $a(PQKB)10808602 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000777460 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12316775 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777460 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10756917 035 $a(PQKB)11404077 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC361348 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL361348 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273411 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930890 035 $a(OCoLC)233572721 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487676 100 $a20060630d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJasmine and stars$b[electronic resource] $ereading more than Lolita in Tehran /$fFatemeh Keshavarz 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (188 p.) 225 1 $aIslamic civilization & Muslim networks 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8078-5957-5 311 $a0-8078-3109-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Introduction: What does the elephant look like? -- The jasmine, the stars, and the grasshoppers -- The eternal Forough: the voice of our earthly rebellion -- My uncle the painter -- Women without men: fireworks of the imagination -- The good, the missing, and the faceless: what is wrong with reading Lolita in Tehran -- Tea with my father and the saints -- Index. 330 $aIn a direct, frank, and intimate exploration of Iranian literature and society, scholar, teacher, and poet Fatemeh Keshavarz challenges popular perceptions of Iran as a society bereft of vitality and joy. Her fresh perspective on present day Iran provides a rare insight into this rich culture alive with artistic expression but virtually unknown to most Americans. She warns against the rise of what she calls the "New Orientalist narrative," which thrives on stereotype and prejudice and is often tied to current geopolitical conflict rather than an understanding of Iran. She offers a lively criti 410 0$aIslamic civilization & Muslim networks. 606 $aPersian literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPersian literature$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPersian literature$y21st century$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPersian literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPersian literature$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPersian literature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a891/.55099287 700 $aKeshavarz$b Fatemeh$f1952-$0674465 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451624103321 996 $aJasmine and stars$92484029 997 $aUNINA