Jasmine and Stars by Fatemeh Keshavarz

Jasmine and Stars by Fatemeh Keshavarz

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Challenges popular perceptions of Iran as a society bereft of vitality and joy. Blending in glimpses of the author's own life - from childhood memories in 1960s Shiraz to her life as a professor in America, this title paints a portrait of Iran aiming to depict both cultural depth and intellectual complexity.

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Jasmine and Stars by Fatemeh Keshavarz

Challenges popular perceptions of Iran as a society bereft of vitality and joy. Blending in glimpses of the author's own life - from childhood memories in 1960s Shiraz to her life as a professor in America, this title paints a portrait of Iran aiming to depict both cultural depth and intellectual complexity.
FATEMEH KESHAVARZ is professor of Persian and comparative literature and chair of the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures at Washington University in St. Louis. She is author of four previous books, including Reading Mystical Lyric: The Case of Jalal Al-Din Rumi and a volume of poetry.
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ISBN 13 9780807831090
ISBN 10 0807831093
Title Jasmine and Stars
Author Fatemeh Keshavarz
Series Islamic Civilization And Muslim Networks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 2007-03-30
Number of pages 192
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