Tales of Love and Despair: Men In Love in Revolutionary Iran
Mahnaz Kousha
(Author)
Description
This is a collection of true short stories about Iranian men, based on in-depth interviews. The stories explore intimate family relationships in a society that itself was going through dramatic revolutionary turmoil. Love is the dominant theme. The men range in age from twenty-nine to seventy-eight. The reader will become familiar with the Iran of the 1970's through 90's when the Revolution drastically changed the culture. To the dramas of family relationships, revolutionary edicts were added that handcuffed the youth and frustrated them for over two decades. The collection uncovers the lost hopes of a generation. The reader will discover that life goes on in spite of extraordinary circumstances, that no one was untouched by the Revolution, that tremendous sacrifices were made by both men and women in order to live a life that was not of their own choosing.
Product Details
Price
$9.75
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publish Date
April 19, 2017
Pages
246
Dimensions
5.98 X 9.02 X 0.56 inches | 0.81 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781545080375
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About the Author
MAHNAZ KOUSHA IS a professor of sociology at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She focuses on the intersection of gender, race, class and family relationships in her teaching and research. She is the author of "Voices from Iran: Changing Lives of Iranian Women." She has co-translated the novel, "My Bird," by Fariba Vafi. As a co-founder of "Critique: Journal for Critical Studies of the Middle East," she has served on its board of directors.
