Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran
The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran
The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran
Ebook497 pages7 hours

The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

An ethnographic study of poetry and its place among young Afghan refugees living in urban regions of Iran.

The Pearl of Dari takes us into the heart of Afghan refugee life in the Islamic Republic of Iran through a rich ethnographic portrait of the circle of poets and intellectuals who make up the “Pearl of Dari” cultural organization. Dari is the name by which the Persian language is known in Afghanistan. Afghan immigrants in Iran, refugees from the Soviet war in Afghanistan, are marginalized and restricted to menial jobs and lower-income neighborhoods. Ambitious and creative refugee youth have taken to writing poetry to tell their story as a group and to improve their prospects for a better life. At the same time, they are altering the ancient tradition of Persian love poetry by promoting greater individualism in realms such as gender and marriage. Zuzanna Olszewska offers compelling insights into the social life of poetry in an urban, Middle Eastern setting largely unknown in the West.

Praise for The Pearl of Dari

The Pearl of Dari offers the reader the precious pearl of a genuine reading and learning experience. Zuzanna Olszewska combines solid scholarship with uplifting sensitivity to create a lively narrative replete with joyful discoveries of genuine personhood, agency, and humanity in the midst of multiple marginalities, an account of growing up amid layer upon layer of tension, bravely defying overwhelming odds.” —Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, University of Maryland

“Olszewska’s virtuoso study explores how young progressive Afghan intellectuals use the writing and performance of poetry as a prestigious discourse, to sustain community and claim dignity in exile. Her work makes an essential new contribution in Persian literary studies, ethnolinguistics, and refugee cultural studies worldwide.” —Margaret A. Mills, Professor Emerita of Persian and Folklore, Ohio State University
LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 16, 2015
ISBN9780253017635
The Pearl of Dari: Poetry and Personhood among Young Afghans in Iran

Related to The Pearl of Dari

Related ebooks

Related articles

Reviews for The Pearl of Dari

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Pearl of Dari - Zuzanna Olszewska

    7dbook_preview_excerpt.html}˒G寄b,i"%J/,)bj&՚Y83#x$\е)/le6}d9G*k*I "ܯǹvśo_O^q7?=~q}O/%Ƶˋ'O^<-_+_=)^~yqn2׾Eq9-.}luXµeΗΗ]fQ|G Czao=F*ƲpMl77|zT,k~տ7m]orGB_,c*߮؎:b[m.28Om°/t^aUkrnWU}?a9+|*.!} QN ?qae>o¸΂^sQ]+>aK.[Z־zlvlܾXzvr\ձ+!F[NƵb/rj~5t +|CU*nUbv zpxx肿vuE Cǡʉd. x+GΊwyU rN ߋe{R_C|Ll]Ǖ!*aUX|vel,{%^:cFXF+C<6?-%V+qL^)/W+loo yÅ7]hYObnۻZE/uŗ과n5]ڊ-q#Y 3Q9{7:npL_PeKˑ|/c.__=??dUǡW `VWO'⑯zefn폾q?{}yg?C^ţo{H3Hz</#r;'l!,`d`#x +JDx_߄j/.ʕEE6D/.S+ * nx우wX%VwPã?~xTk;y4L@;kr+)[=qUxJ5O[ю7Ww$l%*^k/E/8sϡk]~jj/2Po|D@`WLg"~n>]r-^Zd'&Z K O(7%t~౨~!7y%MrȡyQI6PcSMap/}ZvlQ =Ϳ7ދЇ hDs{ Cۈ1ռ\r/ajյ70Ro&_;,D_6[Y=71CR@])b :㈃h{wCIh BVD6|/ "QᒸX݀ețT|%pMZ@3tcY kޑ Ʋ]0<*v`ꃙeJUbܠhvoTDޥKrK!s a3"ӱ!Ou??:M5l<ڹ\XPi/L=nAX4@2-<->YX^~(29k#ƒ&ąw  r3"% w{$0NN܎+ek= % +4ّ| q z 'WfMOɊ.ڄF3B+A;xsA~zԇ`t LAEYF(]?bv6/EUŏAn<4"^MƞɷKWuUjQ{y%h8 V絇SvQ>oqtYg7ܕ$)""rq]"^W:KvW=yWϿ[JPu;5* c pkFcWoz[yQG/+*WG e*rΞrjkE*4*RE+%KEbO`;g{!PJ53Qqׇ#F/u1ʮG9ӷ8ҤG^ed )$qDK'-xK!Ӎ <C D_ïJK'f 0,u;EJq`dY;_UpA%=Eð*jk!\t {MD7b^!"? [W}mtMfkPh17s+0W^3ָk%VaXz]J5Xkx ܊B3OQcW)qqqn! :]blj'zWarz3F}`[?EH9(b# P ;bҟ{'9C.c\vD&*~忷5աz9nFytH.N0B̋•̂/eɃWz[lh-hK~Sxp0Q,S!hw0Ff?CA<$ Bxd-'Ebr'vxRT&#?qVl.5=?BSpO X0'_x-J{mrYL]XԠ"d];oW VIV'mb~@  ~eVfQ"#)؆9{A]CJCo:U2]ı[dbxO/vp< |BBTxE5ĪrUt X}}/,,·0y,W\t6Wzn ?ǰ/5 $I3:Ƀb8 "VGiF?7XtݕpE%JB0*{pE\d\uǵ=V$B43O?,` )6(IDCTGRU>{ߤ-w:-Hb{Q}5pDprںC!5gZv/i &;0u~osM,"gM)0}:Xk_\QNB#' }=]'~_#u:{,QTT _SG B)x-PJ& uM/N\sG >eaKxu㶆藴E.oZ~C-Gp BC7?2ʨI:rGf ,yCBpG``!-m/Ezr.v}2{*/JEO\zc_9jX(&@MvjCI#$0^p(DbHy୼saSůםDs{P Qx9=, @%0gV;QV FVW<ؽB;3KrM%VT[^k43%~ԫן"ѕA?E,{Jt\;]ՄS 3r\GήQ! @ i4-{q)&EN,s#8~7Es5($@]4$т)4s;:V!"Vz CB*Jydj#7du3hsw,Y]ohpV NN?oH)+ϥyK:ޢp7JYXUiT5ռDwPYҭ+ׇ%[y.0Eף5SAB#SqKƥ9͕]4`VfE"!80ڙzsT7ĕV+K`/kF)rξ`ch &Dj]!eXΜՖc[3#]$s:~qWP#DEhrnyT\{^5[IHyz^L3E{^RI2p0[TQ#-I,PڱM9Љd5.^E{7qJɸohODDf ;ELք"h&s |/q.|U0!iI֦*1EhENš?=OiZL}A;(Ӷ DqBbZBTݬ4ëFuɦU&.>z9^t>A},+1S~15}f˶H7'9`KztBlQ={߬15%i ?l6,Nqwl'cѲ(%9Om3Z=Zqg A~]Ɔ-SroMiK:D.Dk*y"Ȏ~h'lsW[׾l P4fU?KZ0𻻴mkF1u-ENEHJT.o;|~粿skp*g:EAX4vwUW/sWm բ:raTrAQRjXy=Ced=)=-u$!|0EQ\8^m]^癆9S5!S e&G/2<,ǣmΠP J&}&D8c&?2 kLwiu?hhsn_pbB„fGXLxw$5pJWǑvњF$>7SZ=꨻d,V9LJ[l= ̻Iod;v=* ;=yֻTh8G4YϊU<|[.6JeLKDN҇]n0jfؚ}FP R:LW* 1$`':+)b:7hShz3͵O -]lHt-+EbVOkn"&!˻.Ϟ'mS]=!*|u;j4AEW!׆yNKUbÈl{낅v (uܖ 9LՕl6RA wf^pg.&C 5.hE#PՁSsn`la}@N|тgcӰ*k'U!{x*g%p-SB=V`[si/=[ڰڮ})v[uc{*(%⿗rWqj c2:OZ}epl8E HFh|fd L&JfdԎDW%į?<*I;ߝtI#(!cj[9x՚ :MqԱZ"=+E?N[uX"A7^'%0i0LW1KGuŬz!vڻF%#dRL10"A2;13F(v$ [afY`1ӚgK*e&۷IMC ͨ,̭L^ ѽ4 .ȑ-kUElk1j~G=.aB@e[{"_oy盹W'lPFK5cu2WӞZf b}-'LyjMf%[0PC^?6bc,gnZX++(}|tOP7۩,LRS ; bf9o*j?5jz{s{ho`͆&W[h SbeMT[i:i>#EEcy560 U&>KE$PW\j)m+;m[BV6Cڈ< vjY#C WJBYVR[Y 55x+[bL˙fi_c|Ծ,id r +8](qwڏ˰҃% B%C&"?d[0rBMfh2L֜LXc5ߚJrZjPVYf=(1[L $Qr-S k*]~j>S15EpW 2jfĴ\YZ=nV𞪢 ɉBҺjlzo Lb$D;cDaiz_`竸~:w&psdf/8.1^h š~QEh,_jlV8,t hyYFu8i`gf쨱q"\@d騗0]8nڧkט0V/r[ۤ^''+ /q]~} ތ8{[l[ Qi Go6k[^UT9Q*LOO)`r^ءŌ#nB?rY0ٱ ?X\y֭Ď7:Q6VITxsS[;[lāZbiJ~:->q],'G>9,o})w疢O+}2Xz0}D^_fW +_ Scao(0ַS͈U GlP㼡oAH؎=6z}җ|F)`16^S/M*1}W'ga X2BйR :WF:, Ws0µ*t`kE/qЭѫX1R!a-WPu}o Յ4KhKV8\yZ}2k=$VHZb rhFL&]wwY" ~4޾S`.PF7M?u?qzAܮ0h SϾit\qL#r0ŝ#gZ@Z4{NO^i,_>O_˿~  LmBiX脠ņLӀK] '\u-i̗*,I}5ʘ5La6<$cOo /eԐm[LLwX,={ ZnFQuؖiЫՅb2Ҵ9˱XUH] TYNoZyϕq~ hRRqPJjl379+`Doiu}R9)WSA_1+5 u-I fae5a6ZD\WTq6n+:.[^HM*yW'@/37 -R<Ĺ :s|8ަL5CX{bƕՀpV 9_]j@p䧜عq06>Hқ4qhIsLce恠q:Oc\TUX"(YAV'a)P tI&kib!.r2u^!pxfgNKc×E(ir۱9ј}qɰK$~&SLSvB -'It%VhP>)ɵl;3 L&]bAL.~N(& PKbKύ!`&2Nn QG6iDfj[!T -Gj2y甶~2auҊ`_UhIޫQ[~Vsc$LeRL)bQUq*`;2Hͱz悸v>a(lH2gn|lz4P53k  H$#`d: <ҙɃr|~eUyԦ*+qC!L ;LױV5, 1r2o7'\$a;'nc ՘]?]M4yżL~!Mf:Ti 1Ҷqy\A YQhfHWr/hdjUt^侺AZƀ'߰#z߹@cjv0'K?25E/غF~h?f MakIh{ŕʭ^sX*5n?%ݷS4ht}>G”xP/.ov:TcʏQ(ērM.mNQ윙r*Y ,-i)S hĄi9##ղy䚡K$AюwmIn9L7oBN*G%\ݒާ4l{ZZ.YP2~b" a MsR笙qNV7Bއɒj8d{C9v g9lY}k Luk4nKA^[śtᢙuhN==&i긁 hQO%,*PR;$E8̅Z|;&:0툷h6l3@Fw9?2M#S(P0^ #gT~ V|8Un!?~0r(@ |-H7v[?<^ 2iEgd\UҚfl5eG'1r;Tu  9FLB{vw5%vU . \ lI6ĄoHÑ<ɚv,O!f[k`Ҝd-,TaacS}mĤۈ8yjQ{%vy=^K94I|<5S`G7sBjnv>rF^0mstazU(? y!* <@۰m{6IJ6pCIl[&jO}u/%d}|4S @̥ixW0^c9,s\ÚmE-lXrM Z/cϫ} 5~?KF mT:o/mK>%Of\=‰pdاqM~s혽dlO0ڭ.~pr0נģݳʅ~qp֘v7T⩲՘ 70 ;Cn,iYAo/0Ձ?"Kw4:zl|1O'_*. B,Z%Lí{\zYBO)1Z?&ʒ 3Ύ69E]<1wN fd1ZКom**.TOj X*uBg-i*eG?87qq4^sLݗ[HFj;T._;j= FElxw-Pp{}g'ڳ}G(GmoHM#1W `|L({Co1Da ,W0m7`PcII@3řWPd y՗_Wr 5V-hxiE:HApx;HHof(%jL tk2%^{j}1_?105!j?<:jmLP:tV"05 +R5=2y13h/d_TI+r~mQxj՚tWsһ"kŻ=ʤ -Tp9ub}YdevP.rT1̏[C ǧAGcgŭwb'*a0I YN-m~ c~{BPOOH2Q lVJwh5WP_,i Zy2ฒ=k%h".B>t.ƥPlh{M(ԃg}?HlTn'ap#Bra#}4y8Z{H$x"%4j#T:CAb nbvR LUz,jroJggoƞoptH_/t$Pkt,Jb U?qSRx=$j.0dB\쥒x׃Suc*DH˴=7AkA};xڎ3$KEal!,B96  !k()MHYܥJ- ;=zb5`Ф ٴTn /v pw'i܍Pe(t4dʈ@\k:Ĭ3F'#/{xto -7#pեUqs79&Z8az,.$F]t0$=b/&?fzW۴k֊,y}_Bu$kgN0ը 6i.q ߾{Ȓ3;DLaȤ ,yZh(
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1