Gossip was rife in the capital about the poetess of Qazvin. Some
claimed she had been arrested for masterminding the murder of the
grand Mullah, her uncle. Others echoed her words, and passed her
poems from hand to hand. Everyone spoke of her beauty, and her
dazzling intelligence. But most alarming to the Shah and the court
was how the poetess could read. As her warnings and predictions
became prophecies fulfilled, about the assassination of the Shah,
the hanging of the Mayor, and the murder of the Grand Vazir, many
wondered whether she was not only reading history but writing it as
well. Was she herself guilty of the crimes she was foretelling? Set
in the world of the Qajar monarchs, mayors, ministers, and mullahs,
this book explores the dangerous and at the same time luminous
legacy left by a remarkable person. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani offers a
gripping tale that is at once a compelling history of a pioneering
woman, a story of nineteenth century Iran told from the street
level up, and a work that is universally relevant to our times.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2015 |
First published: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-9325-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8047-9325-5 |
Barcode: |
9780804793254 |
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