The Ministry of Guidance by Golnoosh Nour

The Ministry of Guidance by Golnoosh Nour

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 POLARI BOOK PRIZE. These evocative stories shine a light on the lives of young Iranians who are questioning their sexuality and identity in a culture where queerness is legal but not widely accepted.

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The Ministry of Guidance by Golnoosh Nour

Set mostly in Iran, but making forays to London, Germany, and the transit area of a Ukrainian airport, the stories are brilliantly deft in summoning up the dilemmas of their protagonists, be they characters who are kicking against the confines of the society into which they are born, or characters wanting to embrace those confines. Nour is a brave and acute observer of how the human spirit fights free of social repression in all its guises. These are stories that argue for nuance in a world that wants to make things black and white.
`An utterly original and compelling new voice' Matt Bates
Golnoosh Nour was born in Tehran and studied English Literature at Shahid Beheshti University, after which she moved to London to do an MA in Creative Writing. Her debut poetry collection Sorrows of the Sun was published to acclaim in 2017.Golnoosh has just completed a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing. She now teaches at Birkbeck and works as a translator
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ISBN 13 9781916129283
ISBN 10 1916129285
Title The Ministry of Guidance
Author Golnoosh Nour
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Muswell Press
Year published 2020-04-02
Number of pages 204
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