Descripción
These haunting stories beautifully evoke the oppressive lives of modern women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Anis, a computer programmer, is at the end of her rope, putting up with the bullying criticism of a no-good, unemployed lout of a husband; Azar is a young divorcee, and the only person she can talk to is Reza; but she can see him only late at night when they are not around; Sharmin has Down's syndrome and hopelessly loves Azad; he loves Kazhal, beautiful and blessed; but Kazhal is married off and is divorced at twenty and now awaits a hopeless future . . . For these and other characters the weight of traditional attitudes, the harassment of the religious establishment make for a frustrating, confining, and sometimes unlivable existence.
Author: Ava Homa
Publisher: Tsar Publications
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781894770644
ISBN10: 1894770641
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
About the Author
Ava Homa was teaching at a university in Iran when she decided to move to Canada to study in an Ontario university. Currently she lives in Toronto, where she continues teaching and writing.