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One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature
Since 9/11 there has been a cultural and political blossoming among those of the Afghan diaspora, especially in the United States, revealing a vibrant, active, and intellectual Afghan American community. And the success of Khaled Hosseni's The Kite Runner, the first work of fiction written by an Afghan American to become a bestseller, has created interest in the works of other Afghan American writers. One Story, Thirty Stories (or "Afsanah, Seesaneh," the Afghan equivalent of "once upon a time") collects poetry, fiction, essays, and selections from two blogs from thirty-three men and women—poets, fiction writers, journalists, filmmakers and video artists, photographers, community leaders and organizers, and diplomats. Some are veteran writers, such as Tamim Ansary and Donia Gobar, but others are novices and still learning how to craft their own "story," their unique Afghan American voice. The fifty pieces in this rich anthology reveal journeys in a new land and culture. They show people trying to come to grips with a life in exile, or they trace the migration maps of parents. They navigate the jagged landscape of the Soviet invasion, the civil war of the 1990s and the rise of the Taliban, and the ongoing American occupation.
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One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature
Since 9/11 there has been a cultural and political blossoming among those of the Afghan diaspora, especially in the United States, revealing a vibrant, active, and intellectual Afghan American community. And the success of Khaled Hosseni's The Kite Runner, the first work of fiction written by an Afghan American to become a bestseller, has created interest in the works of other Afghan American writers. One Story, Thirty Stories (or "Afsanah, Seesaneh," the Afghan equivalent of "once upon a time") collects poetry, fiction, essays, and selections from two blogs from thirty-three men and women—poets, fiction writers, journalists, filmmakers and video artists, photographers, community leaders and organizers, and diplomats. Some are veteran writers, such as Tamim Ansary and Donia Gobar, but others are novices and still learning how to craft their own "story," their unique Afghan American voice. The fifty pieces in this rich anthology reveal journeys in a new land and culture. They show people trying to come to grips with a life in exile, or they trace the migration maps of parents. They navigate the jagged landscape of the Soviet invasion, the civil war of the 1990s and the rise of the Taliban, and the ongoing American occupation.
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One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature

Overview

Since 9/11 there has been a cultural and political blossoming among those of the Afghan diaspora, especially in the United States, revealing a vibrant, active, and intellectual Afghan American community. And the success of Khaled Hosseni's The Kite Runner, the first work of fiction written by an Afghan American to become a bestseller, has created interest in the works of other Afghan American writers. One Story, Thirty Stories (or "Afsanah, Seesaneh," the Afghan equivalent of "once upon a time") collects poetry, fiction, essays, and selections from two blogs from thirty-three men and women—poets, fiction writers, journalists, filmmakers and video artists, photographers, community leaders and organizers, and diplomats. Some are veteran writers, such as Tamim Ansary and Donia Gobar, but others are novices and still learning how to craft their own "story," their unique Afghan American voice. The fifty pieces in this rich anthology reveal journeys in a new land and culture. They show people trying to come to grips with a life in exile, or they trace the migration maps of parents. They navigate the jagged landscape of the Soviet invasion, the civil war of the 1990s and the rise of the Taliban, and the ongoing American occupation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610752909
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Publication date: 11/01/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 299
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Zohra Saed is a doctoral candidate in English literature at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Born in Jalalabad, she immigrated with her family to Brooklyn at the age of five. Her poetry and essays have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, including Shattering the Stereotypes, Voices of Resistance, and Cheers to Muses.

Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Introduction Sedika Mojadidi Masood Kamandy Donia Gobar Mariam Ghani Nahid Fattahi Jessamyn Ansary Qais Arsala Sahar Muradi Khalida Sethi Ariana Delawari Zohra Saed Naheed Elyasi Yalda Asmatey Aman Mojadidi Wajma Ahmady Mir Tamim Ansary Wali Shaaker Farhad Azad Donia Gobar Naheed Elyasi Nushin Arbabzadah Wajma Ahmady Maliha Zulfacar Aman Mojadidi Yasmine Delawari Johnson Asadulla Abubakr Khalida Sethi Rameen Javid Moshref Sahar Muradi Nadia Maiwandi Zohra Saed Fahim Anwar Tareq Mirza Ariana Delawari Homira Nassery Halima Kazem Waheeda Samady Bismillah Iqbal Afifa Yusufi Mariam Ebrat Farhad Ahad Awista Ayub Masood Kamandy Gazelle Samizay Appendix: Themes Index Chronology of Afghan American History Index of Authors and Titles Contributors
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