Simin Daneshvar

Broschiertes Buch

Island of Bewilderment

A Novel of Modern Iran

Übersetzer: Higgins, Patricia J; Shabani-Jadidi, Pouneh

Beschreibung

Set in Tehran in the mid-1970s, just a few years before the 1977-79 revolution, Daneshvarâ s unforgettable novel depicts the tumultuous social, cultural, and economic changes of the day through the intimate story of a young womanâ s struggle to find her identity.

Autor

Simin Daneshvar (1921–2012) was an Iranian author, translator, and professor of art history at Tehran University. She is the author of Savushun: A Novel About Modern Iran, widely considered the first modern Persian language novel written by a woman. Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi is instructional professor of Persian at the University of Chicago. She is the author of several books and co-translator of Hafez in Love: A Novel. Patricia J. Higgins is University Distinguished Service Professor of anthropology. She is the co-translator of Hafez in Love: A Novel.

Produktdetails

• Middle East Literature In Translation
• Verlag: Syracuse University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780815611479
• ISBN-10: 0815611471
• Artikelnr.: 63939527