Synopsis:

This passionate collection of poems, short stories, and essays is the first published anthology of writings by Iranian immigrants as well as first generation Iranian-Americans. Wide-ranging and deeply personal, these pieces explore the Iranian community's continuing struggle to understand what it means to be Iranian in America. Many of the selections are intimate reflections on the pain of being alienated from the language, history, and geography of one's childhood and fondest memories. Other pieces grapple with the complexities and ambiguities of cultural and personal identity, particularly for first generation Iranian-Americans. The contributors arrived in the United States as exiles and refugees of the 1979 Iranian Revolution; others are immigrants who left their homeland for non-political reasons.

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Topics/Categories:

Exile, Immigrant Experience, Iranian Interest, Iranian-American

Type of Work:

Anthology Book

Publishers:

George Braziller

Purchase From:

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Original Publish Date:

April 1, 1999

Formats and associated ISBNs:

0807614459 978-0807614457

Formats:

Hardcover Paperback

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