02759cam a2200433 i 4500 17581803 OSt 20220408091115.0 130107t2013 ncu b 001 0 eng 2012045587 9780786472727 (softcover : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC rda pcc n-us--- a-ir--- PS153.I73 G73 2013 810.9/8915 23 Grassian, Daniel, 1974- Iranian and Diasporic Literature in the 21st Century : A Critical Study / Daniel Grassian. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013]. ©2013 v, 274 pages ; 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The personal and the political : Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis and Persepolis 2 -- Muslims and Jews in contemporary Iran : Dalia Sofer's The Septembers of Shiraz -- The Iranian-American exile and the exiled Iranian : Porochista Khakpour's Sons and other flammable objects -- Savior or villain? : the case of Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran -- Next generation Iranian-American memoir writers : Azadeh Moaveni and Firoozeh Dumas -- From inside the walls of Evin Prison : contemporary Iranian prison narratives -- Censorship in Iran : Shahriar Mandanipour's Censoring an Iranian love story -- Contemporary Iranian and Iranian diasporic poetry -- Alternative means of communication : Iranian blogs. "This book explores present-day writings of authors who explore oppositional forces, often finding a middle course between the often brutal and demonizing rhetoric from both sides. To combat how the West has falsely generalized and stereotyped Iran, and how Iran has falsely generalized and stereotyped the West, Iranian and diasporic writers deconstruct Western caricatures of the West"--Provided by publisher. American literature Iranian American authors History and criticism. Persian literature 21st century History and criticism. East and West in literature. Exiles' writings, Iranian History and criticism. Blogs Political aspects Iran. Iranian diaspora. Iran Foreign public opinion, American. United States Foreign public opinion, Iranian. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK 9226 9226 0 0 lcc 0 0 001 001 2022-04-08 donation from delta 0 PS153.I73 G73 2013 2022-5606 2022-04-08 00:00:00 1 2022-04-08 BOOK