Jasmine and stars [[electronic resource] ] : reading more than Lolita in Tehran / / Fatemeh Keshavarz

• Autore: Keshavarz Fatemeh <1952->
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 891/.55099287
• Soggetto topico: Persian literature - Women authors - History and criticism; Persian literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Persian literature - 21st century - History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Jasmine and stars
• ISBN: 0-8078-8375-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451624103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.