A Cup of Sin - Selected Poems

Informationen zum Autor Simin Behbahani (1927-2014) was a celebrated poet, lyricist, and activist. She received the Simon de Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom in 2009 and was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Klappentext As a Muslim woman writing in Iran, Simin Behbahani's collections contain some of the seminal work of twentieth-century Persian literature.Written over almost a half-century, much of her work reflects the traumatic experiences that have shaped recent Iranian history: revolution and war. In a balance of artful inquiry and shocking realism, Behbahani's language and imagery probe the depths of political, cultural, and moral oppression. In the traditional verse of the ghazal, she improvises with meter to echo and provide new interpretations. Zusammenfassung Written over a 50-year period, this work reflects the experiences that have shaped recent Iranian history: revolution and war.

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• Authors: Simin Behbahani
• Assisted by: Farzaneh Milani (Editor), Kaveh Safa (Editor), Farzaneh Milani (Translation), Kaveh Safa (Translation)
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1996
• EAN: 9780815605546
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-0554-6
• No. of pages: 102
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 237 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Middle East Literature in Translation; Middle East Literature in Tran; Middle East Literature in Tran; Middle East Literature in Translation
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama