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Song of a captive bird : a novel / Jazmin Darznik
"Although she is told that daughters should be quiet and modest, Forugh Farrokhzad finds ways to rebel - gossiping with her sister in the rose garden, composing poems behing her closed bedroom door, sneaking out with a teenage paramour. As a young woman in the 1950s, Forugh flees her forced marriage, returns to Tehran, and falls into a love affair. When her newfound freedom finds its voice on the page, her published poems - brilliant and utterly scandalous - polarize Iranian society. Unwilling to return to a traditional life, Forugh continues to live by her own rules, finding fulfillment and success - but at enormous cost. This spellbinding debut novel is about a trailblazing woman who defied society's expectations to find her voice and her destiny. Song of a Captive Bird captures the tenacity, passion, and conflicting desires of a rebellious spirit who, to this day, continues to inspire women around the world."--From back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399182334
- Physical Description: 407 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Ballantine Books trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes a reader's guide |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Farrukhzād, Furūgh > Fiction. Women poets, Iranian > Fiction. Poets, Iranian > Fiction. Women > Iran > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Camosun College Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interurban Library | PS 3604 A798 S66 2019 (Text) | 26040003355324 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
| Lansdowne Library | PAPERBACK (Text) | 26040003355316 | Recreational Reading | Volume hold | Available | - |
Jasmin Darznik was born in Tehran, Iran, and moved to America when she was five years old. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Motherâs Hidden Life. Her work has been published in thirteen countries and recognized by the Steinbeck Fellows Program, the Corporation of Yaddo, and the William Saroyan International Prize. Her stories and essays have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in fiction from Bennington College and a Ph.D. in English from Princeton University. Now a professor of literature and creative writing at California College of the Arts, she lives in Northern California with her family.
