Iranian and Diasporic Literature in the 21st Century: A Critical Study

by Daniel Grassian

The most populous Islamic country in the Middle East, Iran is rife with contradictions, in many ways caught between the culture and governments of the Western--more dominant and arguably imperalist--world and the ideology of conservative fundamentalist Islam. This book explores the present-day writings of authors who explore these oppositional forces, often finding a middle course between the often brutal and demonizing rhetoric from both sides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786472723
• ISBN13: 9780786472727
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher