Ebook {Epub PDF} Touba and the Meaning of Night by Shahrnush Parsipur

author of Touba and the Meaning of Night, among many other books, and now lives in exile in Northern California. Women Without Men-Shahrnush Parsipur "Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella.". Touba and the Meaning of Night Shahrnush Parsipur, Author, Havva Houshmand, Translator, Kamran Talattof, Translator, trans. from the Persian by Havva Houshmand and Kamran Talattof. Hailed as “one of the unsurpassed masterpieces of modern Persian literature” (www.doorway.ru), Touba and the Meaning of Night explores the ongoing tensions between rationalism and mysticism, tradition and modernity, male dominance and female will—all from a distinctly Iranian viewpoint. Defying both Western stereotypes of Iranian women and expectations of literary form, this beautiful novel /5(14).

From the Reviews: "Parsipur makes a stylishly original contribution to modern feminist literature." - Publishers Weekly "A fictional biography of a woman named Touba, and her struggle to survive successively exploitative relation ships in a patriarchal religious culture wracked by cataclysmic political transformations, Touba and the Meaning of Night is a feminist tour de force that stands. Excerpt from Touba and the Meaning of Night (, The Feminist Press) by Shahrnush Parsipur, translated by Havva Houshmand and Kamran Talattof. From a distinctly Iranian perspective, Touba reveals ongoing tension between rationalism and mysticism, tradition and modernity, male and female, East and West. Speaking in an idiom unique to its author and indicative of [ ]. Touba: And the Meaning of Night - Kindle edition by Parsipur, Shahrnush, Houshmand, Havva, Talattof, Kamran, Yavari, Houra. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Touba: And the Meaning of Night.

"Shahrnush Parsipur's Touba and the Meaning of Night is considered on of the unsurpassed masterpieces of modern Persian literature." —www.doorway.ru "With America and Iran engaged in a volatile stand-off, this now banned novel by one of Iran's most distinguished writers provides profound insights into the conflict between religion and modernity in modern Persia. Touba and the Meaning of Night centres largely around Touba and her experiences of the rapid changes Iran underwent in the 20th century. Born at the end of the 19th century, when a woman's role was often still very limited, Touba is confronted with constant change; from early on she wants simply to search for God -- a pursuit of something pure, simple, and complete -- but the world around her, and all it entails, holds her back. author of Touba and the Meaning of Night, among many other books, and now lives in exile in Northern California. Women Without Men-Shahrnush Parsipur "Using the techniques of both the fabulist and the polemicist, Parsipur continues her protest against traditional Persian gender relations in this charming, powerful novella.".