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Parvin E'tsami and Persian Poetry
Parvin E'tesami and Persian Poetry: A Critical Literary Biography offers the first comprehensive, critically rigorous examination of Parvin E'tesami within the context of the conflict between ‘new’ and ‘old’ Persian poetry. She was the pioneering female poet who impacted the landscape of modern Persian literature.Spanning the crucial decades of Persian poetry's transition from classical to modern forms, this biography explores the intricate relationship between Parvin's literary innovations and the broader cultural, social, and political transformations of early twentieth-century Iran. From her precocious debut at thirteen - publishing verse so sophisticated that critics assumed a male authorship - to her recognition as a master comparable to Persian literary giants, the book traces how Parvin navigated gender barriers while championing social justice through her poetry. Through detailed analysis of her complete works (Divan, 1935) and extensive archival research, the study examines her unique position within Tehran's intellectual elite, her American education's influence on her feminist consciousness, and her profound empathy for society's marginalized voices. The biography critically addresses the contested reception of Parvin's legacy, from the overwhelming praise of contemporary critics who celebrated her technical mastery and humanitarian vision, to the misguided dismissal by later modernist critics who faulted her for not conforming to experimental literary trends. Through careful textual analysis and historical contextualization, the book demonstrates how Parvin's enduring influence - evidenced by her poems' continued presence in Iranian curricula - reflects her successful synthesis of classical Persian poetic traditions with modern social consciousness.A groundbreaking contribution to Persian literary studies, women's literary history, and Middle Eastern cultural scholarship, this biography is essential reading for scholars of comparative literature, gender studies, Islamic civilization, and Iranian intellectual history.
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Vegan Recipes from the Middle East
The cooking of vegetables is treated with reverence in the lands that make up the rich and varied tapestry of the Middle East. The people depend on the grains and pulses, nuts, vegetables and fruits of the region for their daily food and Parvin Razavi has taken the fresh and varied cuisines of Iran, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey to create a beautiful vegan cookbook.Whether as a main course or for the traditional mezze, this book contains dishes that blend natural culinary delights from the various food cultures and combines them with contemporary approaches. Here are warm and spicy stuffed vegetables, cool and fragrant soups, delicate preserves, pilafs, breads, pickles, relishes and pastries. The varied cuisines of the Middle East provide a wealth of vegan recipes.
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In The Snow Forest
Montana, Wyoming, and the Trinity Alps of northern California are the landscapes of these elegant, rough-hewn narratives where people yearn for grace even as their chances are running out. "Roy Parvin has a sense of what people will do when they have reached their particular limits," says Charles Baxter, "and these wonderful tales are like visions." A recently paroled ex-con tries to outrun a violent past. An out-of-work logger finds an unexpected kind of love. And a woman's journey by rail through a western snowscape becomes a bittersweet tale of redemption.
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