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Daneshvar's Playhouse - A Collection of Stories (Paperback)
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Daneshvar's Playhouse - A Collection of Stories (Paperback)
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These stories not only portray, with incomparable perception,
humour, and compassion, women from the various strata of Iranian
society, but they also capture the essence of a rich traditional
culture undergoing change. A nanny lets go of a little girl's hand
in Shiraz's exotic and crowded Vakil Bazaar, and goes off to flirt
with the nutseller -- the child is lost. In The Accident, the
author portrays, in hilarious parody, a young woman who forsakes
husband, children, and home just to own a car. The Playhouse is a
traditional Persian theatre where the play and the players act on
many levels both real and fantastic. The Traitor's Intrigue lets
you into the life of a middle-class couple and brilliantly shows
how a colonel's allegiance passed from Shah to Khomeini. To Whom
Can I Say Hello? tells of an old woman's memories, her life, love,
tragic outcome, and eventual hope. Loss of Jalal is a moving
chronicle of the final days of Jalal Al-e Ahmad, one of Iran's
great writers and the author's husband. Simin Daneshvar draws from
over a thousand years of Persian storytelling tradition and
combines this with modern techniques of short fiction and cinema.
The result is both entertaining and a key of uncompromising
honesty, rich detail, and a dazzling range of voices that guides
the reader into the centre of a complex society and its concerns.
General
Imprint: |
Mage Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2007 |
First published: |
October 2007 |
Authors: |
Simin Daneshvar
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Dimensions: |
140 x 215 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-933823-19-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-933823-19-4 |
Barcode: |
9781933823195 |
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