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The Literature of the Iranian Diaspora - Meaning and Identity since the Islamic Revolution (Paperback)
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The Literature of the Iranian Diaspora - Meaning and Identity since the Islamic Revolution (Paperback)
Series: Written Culture and Identity
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The 1979 Revolution in Iran caused the migration of millions of
Iranians, many of whom wrote, and are still writing, of their
experiences. Formed at the junctions of Iranian culture, English
language and Western cultures, this body of work has not only
formed a unique literary space, offering an insightful reflection
of Iranian diasporic experiences and its shifting nature, but it
has also been making a unique and understudied contribution to
World Literatures in English as significant as Indian, African and
Asian writing in English. Sanaz Fotouhi here traces the origins of
the emerging body of diasporic Iranian literature in English, and
uses these origins to examine the socio-political position and
historical context from which they have emerged. Fotouhi brings
together, introduces and analyses, for the first time, a
significant range of diasporic Iranian writers alongside each other
and alongside other diasporic literatures in English. While
situating this body of work through existing theories such as
postcolonialism, Fotouhi sheds new light on the role of Iranian
literature and culture in Western literature by showing that these
writings distinctively reflect experiences unique to the Iranian
diaspora. Analysing the relationship between Iranians and their new
surroundings, by drawing on theories of migration, narration and
identity, Fotouhi examines how the literature borne out of the
Iranian diaspora reconstructs, maintains and negotiates their
Individual and communal identities and reflects today’s
socio-political realities. This book will be vital for researchers
of Middle Eastern literature and its relationship with writings
from the West, as well as those interested in the cultural history
of the Middle East.
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