Satan's Stones

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Women writers occupy the most prominent positions in contemporary Iranian literature, despite the increased legal and cultural restrictions placed upon women since the 1978–1979 Islamic Revolution. One of these writers is Moniru Ravanipur, author of critically acclaimed novels and short story collections including The Drowned and Heart of Steel.
Satan’s Stones is the first English translation of her 1991 short story collection Sangha-ye Sheytan. Often set in the remote regions ...
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Overview

Women writers occupy the most prominent positions in contemporary Iranian literature, despite the increased legal and cultural restrictions placed upon women since the 1978–1979 Islamic Revolution. One of these writers is Moniru Ravanipur, author of critically acclaimed novels and short story collections including The Drowned and Heart of Steel.
Satan’s Stones is the first English translation of her 1991 short story collection Sangha-ye Sheytan. Often set in the remote regions of Iran, these stories explore many facets of contemporary Iranian life, particularly the ever-shifting relations between women and men. Their bold literary experimentation marks a new style in Persian fiction akin to "magical realism."
Recent reports from Iran indicate that Satan’s Stones has been banned there by government authorities. While its frank explorations of Iranian society may have offended Islamic leaders, they offer Western readers fresh perspectives on Iranian culture from one of the country’s most distinguished writers.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780292770768
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press
  • Publication date: 1/1/1996
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 96
  • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.23 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Satan's Stones 1
My Blue Bird Is Dead 13
Love's Tragic Tale 19
We Only Fear the Future 25
Jeyran 33
Haros 43
Play 51
Another Version 55
Three Pictures 67
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