Boys of Love by Ghazi Rabihavi
Offers both a universal story about the ups and downs of love and a clear-eyed portrait of same-sex desire and relationships in Iran
Praise for the French edition:
“A poignant story of love, death, and exile”—Le Monde des Lives
“Audacious and arresting.”—L’express
“With an incisive pen, the author revisits the harshness of the Islamic revolution, with its confiscation of a whole host of liberties.”—Bruxelles Culture
“Reveals the true face of homosexuality in Iran: necessarily hidden, but very widespread. One leaves the novel shaken, outraged.”—Mmensuel.fr
“A little marvel free from a teasing homo-eroticism, whining, Manichean judgments or pamphleteering. . . . The novel is like a prayer to the deceased, a memorial for a lost love.”—La Caoua des idÉes
“A poignant story of love, death, and exile”—Le Monde des Lives
“Audacious and arresting.”—L’express
“With an incisive pen, the author revisits the harshness of the Islamic revolution, with its confiscation of a whole host of liberties.”—Bruxelles Culture
“Reveals the true face of homosexuality in Iran: necessarily hidden, but very widespread. One leaves the novel shaken, outraged.”—Mmensuel.fr
“A little marvel free from a teasing homo-eroticism, whining, Manichean judgments or pamphleteering. . . . The novel is like a prayer to the deceased, a memorial for a lost love.”—La Caoua des idÉes
Ghazi Rabihavi is an Iranian playwright and novelist who began his career as a screenwriter. His 1997 play Look Europe! was produced by Harold Pinter, and a short story of his was included in the 2005 PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature.
Poupeh Missaghi is a writer, editor, and translator (between English and Persian). She is an assistant professor of English and literary arts at the University of Denver and a faculty mentor of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She is the author of trans(re)lating house one and Sound Museum. A recent translation is In the Streets of Tehran, a book of witness narrative.
Poupeh Missaghi is a writer, editor, and translator (between English and Persian). She is an assistant professor of English and literary arts at the University of Denver and a faculty mentor of the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. She is the author of trans(re)lating house one and Sound Museum. A recent translation is In the Streets of Tehran, a book of witness narrative.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780299349042 |
| ISBN 10 | 0299349047 |
| Title | Boys of Love |
| Author | Ghazi Rabihavi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Year published | 2024-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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