In a voice of their own : a collection of stories by Iranian women written since the Revolution of 1979 / compiled and translated, with an introduction by Franklin Lewis and Farzin Yazdanfar.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxviii]-liv).
Contents:
Introduction : The flight of the sun / A bibliography of stories and novels by Iranian women translated into English -- A select bibliography of studies on women and writing in Iran and the Middle East -- A house in the heavens / Fariba Vafi. The garden of sorrow / Mihan Bahrami -- The heat of the year zero / Shahrnush Parsipur -- The men of Aramaea / Shahrnush Parsipur -- Acting / Moniru Ravanipur -- We only fear the future / Moniru Ravanipur -- Mânâ, kind Mânâ / Moniru Ravanipur -- The wall / Shahla Shafiq -- Dark eyes, shining stars / Roya Shapurian -- Shrivelled petals / Roya Shapurian -- Counting / Tahereh Alavi -- The loom / Soudabeh Ashrafi -- The young John / Shokuh Mirzadegi -- Setareh in the mist / Shokuh Mirzadegi -- The first day of the New Year's Festival / Farkhondeh Aqaee -- The pink room / Mahkameh Rahimzadeh -- Ringing the bell with one foot in the grave / Mehri Yalfani -- The flight of the sun / Fariba Vafi.
Series:
Bibliotheca Iranica. Persian fiction in translation series ; no. 4
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