Lili and Goli have argued endlessly about where their mother,
Bibijan, should live since the Iranian Revolution. They disagree
about her finances too, which remain blocked as long as she insists
on waiting for her son-still missing but not presumed dead yet-to
return from the Iran-Iraq war. But once they begin to "share" the
old woman, sending her back and forth between Paris and Los
Angeles, they start asking themselves where the money might be
coming from. Only their Persian half-sister in Iran and the
Westernized granddaughter of the family have the courage to face up
to the answers, and only when Bibijan finally relinquishes the past
can she remember the truth. A story mirrored in fragmented lives,
Us&Them explores the ludicrous and the tragic, the venal and
the generous-hearted aspects of Iranian life away from home. It is
a story both familial and familiar in its generational tensions and
misunderstandings, its push and pull of obligations and
expectations. It also highlights how "we" can become "them" at any
moment, for our true exile is alienation from others. Acclaimed
author Bahiyyih Nakhjavani offers a poignant satire about
migration, one of the vital issues of our times.
General
| Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2018 |
| First published: |
2017 |
| Authors: |
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5036-0685-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-5036-0685-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781503606852 |
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