Iranian women in the memoir : comparing reading Lolita in Tehran and Persepolis (1) and (2) /

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This book investigates the various reasons behind the elevation of the memoir, previously categorized as a marginalized form of life writing that denudes the private space of women, especially in Western Asian countries such as Iran. Through a comparative investigation of Azar Nafisi's Reading...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Derbel, Emira (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Nafisi, Azar.
Satrapi, Marjane, > 1969-
Nafisi, Azar
Autobiography > Women authors.
Women authors, Iranian.
Women > Books and reading > Iran.
Books and reading > Iran.
Écrits de femmes autobiographiques.
Écrivaines iraniennes.
Livres et lecture > Iran.
Memoirs.
Graphic novels: literary & memoirs.
Gender studies: women.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Autobiography > Women authors
Books and reading
Women authors, Iranian
Women > Books and reading
Iran
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book investigates the various reasons behind the elevation of the memoir, previously categorized as a marginalized form of life writing that denudes the private space of women, especially in Western Asian countries such as Iran. Through a comparative investigation of Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis (1) and (2), the book examines the way both narrative and graphic memoirs offer possibilities for Iranian women to reclaim new territory, transgress a post-traumatic revolution, and reconstruct a new model of womanhood that evades socio-political and reli.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781443892667
1443892661

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