"The truth always loses itself among memories. The truth can be
lost as though it never existed. Not on the ground or anywhere
else. The difference between a historical event and an
insignificant happening in the life of an individual is that the
historical event has witnesses who can differentiate the truth from
the fiction." One evening, thirty year old Afsaneh Sarboland,
dressed only in a thin orange dress, flees her husband and home and
attempts to create a new life. In the story, Afsaneh, a single
writer, struggles to carve a space for herself in the chaotic
society that has been ravaged by the scars of war. Childhood
tragedies, the devastations of war, and an abusive husband have
combined to drive her to madness. Tainted by the shame of being
alone in that night that she cannot remember, she begins to
unravel, mixing the present with memories of the past. Afsaneh is
based on the author's life as a nurse on the graveyard shift in the
early eighties and her experiences on the front during the
Iran-Iraq war. Magical realism and the bitter realities of
contemporary Iran are intertwined. Ravanipur pushes the boundaries
of temporal space, disrupting the notion of traditional textual
layouts
General
Imprint: |
IBEX Publishers,U.S.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Moniru Ravanipur
|
Translators: |
Rebecca Joubin
|
Dimensions: |
215 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
211 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58814-095-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
1-58814-095-4 |
Barcode: |
9781588140951 |
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