Nasim Marashi

This award-winning debut novel by Iranian journalist Nasim Marashi follows the lives of three young women in Tehran over the course of two seasons as they pursue their wildly different dreams even as they discover that it may mean breaking with the past and endangering their longstanding friendship. Three recent college graduates in Tehran struggle to find their footing in this award-winning debut by Iranian journalist Nasim Marashi. Roja, the most daring of the three, works in an architecture firm and is determined to leave Tehran for graduate school in Toulouse. Shabaneh, who is devoted to her disabled brother and works with Roja, is uncertain about marrying a colleague as it would mean leaving her family behind. Leyla, who was unable to follow her husband abroad because of her commitment to her career as a journalist, is wracked with regret. Over the course of two seasons, summer and fall, in bustling streets and cramped family apartments, the three women weather setbacks and compromises, finding hope in the most unlikely places. Even as their ambitions cause them to question the very fabric of their personalities and threaten to tear their friendship apart, time and again Roja, Shabaneh and Leyla return to the comfort of their longtime affection, deep knowledge and unquestioning support of each other. Vividly capturing three very distinct voices, Marashi's deeply wrought narrative lovingly brings these young women and their friendship to life in all their complexity.

A Novel

I'll Be Strong for You

Collectif

Parisa Reza

Sahar Delijani

Fariba Vafi

Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

Fahimeh Farsaie

Rana Soleimani

Asieh Nezam shahidi

Sorour Kasmaï

Zahra Khanloo

Azar Mahloujian

Aida Moradi ahani

Que signifie être une femme aujourd’hui en Iran ? Quelle place occupe-t-elle dans une société régie depuis plus de quatre décennies par une théocratie totalitaire exclusivement masculine ? Quelles sont les raisons de la colère qui a embrasé le pays depuis le 16 septembre 2022, le jour où la jeune Mahsa Jina Amini a succombé aux coups de la police des mœurs ? À l’invitation de Sorour Kasmaï, douze autrices iraniennes racontent dans ce recueil, sous des formes diverses, ce qu’évoquent pour elles les trois mots qui résonnent depuis : FEMME, VIE, LIBERTÉ. En soutien à celles et ceux qui se sont insurgés avec tant de courage contre la tyrannie, voici donc douze histoires, douze voix qui viennent s’unir au cri de cette révolte qui ne s’éteint pas. Pour qu’on ne l’oublie pas. Ont participé à ce recueil : Sahar Delijani, Fahimeh Farsaie, Sorour Kasmaï, Zahra Khanloo, Azar Mahloujian, Nasim Marashi, Aida Moradi Ahani, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani, Asieh Nezam Shahidi, Parisa Reza, Rana Soleimani et Fariba Vafi. Les bénéfices des ventes de cet ouvrage seront reversés à une association.

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Femme, Rêve, Liberté

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