| A World Between: Poems, Short Stories, and Essays by Iranian-Americans Contributor(s): Karim, Persis M. (Editor), Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807614432 ISBN-13: 9780807614433 Publisher: George Braziller OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1999 Annotation: This passionate collection of poems, stories, and essays is the first published anthology of writings by Iranian immigrants and first generation Iranian-Americans. Wide-ranging and deeply personal, these pieces explore the Iranian community's continuing struggle to understand what it means to be Iranian in America. Exiles and refugees of the 1979 Iranian revolution that toppled the Shah, and immigrants that left their homeland for non-political reasons, the Iranian-American community in the United States today numbers over one million. The writings included here reflect the many perspectives and experiences of this diverse group that includes Jews, Armenians, Kurds, Muslims, Christians, and Baha'is. The contributors' experiences and personal sensibilities come together to present a rich, humanizing portrait of a community Americans tend to view negatively. Many of the selections are intimate reflections on the pain of being alienated from the language, history, and geography of one's childhood and fondest memories. Other pieces grapple with the complexities and ambiguities of cultural and personal identity, particularly for first generations Iranian-Americans. Having re-established their lives here, Iranian-Americans, like any other immigrant community, must face the ongoing negotiation between past and present, their native home and their adopted home. A World Between gives voice to their unique and moving stories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | American - Asian American |
| Dewey: 810.809 |
| LCCN: 98050369 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.24" W x 9.28" (1.26 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection is the first published anthology of writings by Iranian immigrants and first generation Iranian Americans. Wide ranging and deeply personal, these pieces explore the Iranian community's continuing struggle to understand what it means to be Iranian in America. The selections come together to present a rich, humanizing portrait of a growing community Americans tend to view negatively. Many are intimate reflections on the pain of being alienated from the language, history, and geography of one's childhood. Others grapple with the complexities of cultural and personal identity. Iranian Americans, like any other immigrant community, must face the ongoing negotiation between past and present, their native home and their adopted home. A World Between gives voice to their unique and moving stories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Karim, Persis M.: - Persis M. Karim was born in the United States to an Iranian father and a French mother. She received a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Texas at Austin.Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi: - Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami has lived in the United States since 1984. He is an assistant professor of Persian and Persian literature at New York University. |