Dear Regime - Letters to the Islamic Republic

Informationen zum Autor Roger Sedarat is an assistant professor in the MFA program at Queens College. He is the recipient of scholarships to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference as well as a St. Botolph Society poetry grant. His verse has appeared in such journals as New England Review , Atlanta Review , and Poet Lore . Klappentext In his provocative, brave, and sometimes brutal first book of poems, Roger Sedarat directly addresses the possibility of political change in a nation that some in America consider part of "the axis of evil." Written in a style that is as sure-footed as it is experimental, "Dear Regime: Letters to the Islamic Republic "confronts the past and current injustices of the Iranian government while retaining a sense of respect and admiration for the country itself. Woven into this collection are the author's vivid descriptions of the landscape as well as the people of Iran. Zusammenfassung Explores the effects of Islamic Revolution of 1979 including censorship, execution, and pending war on the country. This book confronts injustices of Iranian government while retaining a sense of respect and admiration for the country. It exhibits an appreciation for the literary tradition of Iran and attempts to preserve culture of the country.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Sedarat
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2007
• EAN: 9780821417751
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-1775-1
• No. of pages: 76
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Hollis Summers Poetry Prize; Hollis Summers Poetry Prize
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies