Dandelions and Roses - Alavi, Parand
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Dandelions and Roses, well received in Iran and now available in the US, was penned by an Iranian ex-patriot. With life-long relations in the US, Iran, Parand Alavi has remained in close touch with goings-on in the Middle East and global events. The popular novelist's worldwide perspective provides an accurate portrayal of political and familial circumstances facing victims of ill-purposed ideological strife. The realistic modern setting of Alavi's novella serves as backdrop for a romantic fairy tale playing across oceans from Kirkuk to Washington, DC. Its major characters, a highly respected…mehr

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Dandelions and Roses, well received in Iran and now available in the US, was penned by an Iranian ex-patriot. With life-long relations in the US, Iran, Parand Alavi has remained in close touch with goings-on in the Middle East and global events. The popular novelist's worldwide perspective provides an accurate portrayal of political and familial circumstances facing victims of ill-purposed ideological strife. The realistic modern setting of Alavi's novella serves as backdrop for a romantic fairy tale playing across oceans from Kirkuk to Washington, DC. Its major characters, a highly respected Kurdish family of low income, in their adopted Kirkuk community, undergo the ultimate tragedies of living in insurrection-torn Iraq. Their enthralling daughter endures the most savage violence and a most difficult cultural transition to survive psychological devestation. The evolving memory of her violation and ever present obsession with shame and revenge resist her chances at good fortune.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Parand Alavi was born in Iran, moved to France and attended medical school there.She fulfilled her residency in the US. She moved to northern Virginia 45 years ago after passing a Board of Internal Medicine examination for practice in the US. Early on, Dr. Alavi began painting as a hobby. Her subjects most often dealt with Kurdish women dressed in their traditionally colorful garments. However, after 10 years of well received visual art, writing came easier. Her first five Arabic novels: The Empty Balloon, Mirage of Freedom, Broken Mask, Two Straw, and Dandelion are widely popular in Iran, Dandelions and Roses - A Contemporary Persian Romance is the American English translation of Dandelion. A translation of the autobiographic Two Straw is planned for release soon.