Tremors : new fiction by Iranian American writers / edited by Anita Amirrezvani and Persis Karim.

Other mothers, other sons / Mehdi Tavana Okasi -- Murder in Holmby Hills (excerpted from The pearl canon) / Gina Nahai -- String / Dena Afrasiabi -- Tremors (excerpted from Tremors) / Erika Abrahamian -- Fixer karim / Salar Abdoh -- The calling / Nahid Rachlin -- Family trouble / Taha Ebrahimi -- Sabzeh (excerpted from So lifts the eyelid of life) / Omid Fallahazad -- Something to pray for / Persis Karim -- The sweet dry fruit of the lotus tree / J. Kevin Shushtari -- In the house of desire, honey, marble, and dreams / Porochista Khakpour -- The story of Mehri and the old women who were once young / Laleh Khadivi -- The ascension (Me'raj) / Ari Siletz -- Excerpt from Sky of red poppies / Zohreh Ghahremani -- White torture / Farnoosh Moshiri -- Excerpt from Unveiled / Jasmin Darznik -- Excerpt from Balcony of desire / Maryam Mortaz -- Axing the horses / Sholeh Wolpø -- Tehran party (excerpted from Together tea) / Marjan Kamali -- A new assignment (excerpted from Equal of the sun) / Anita Amirrezvani -- Keeping god (excerpted from an untitled novel) / Shideh Etaat -- Excerpt from Zahra's paradise / Amir and Khalil -- The wizard of Khao-I-Dang / Sharon May -- Excerpt from Say I am you / Nassim Assefi -- The sleeping / Leila Mansouri -- The gingko trees / Amy Motlagh -- Everything gets mixed together at the pueblo / Elizabeth Eslami.

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This anthology brings together twenty-seven authors from a range of experiences that offer new perspectives on the Iranian American story. The authors in this book represent the maturing voice of Iranian American fiction from the vantage point of those who were born and raised in Iran, as well as those writers who reflect a more distant, but still important, connection to their Iranian heritage. Altogether, these narratives capture the diversity of the Iranian diaspora and complicate the often-narrow view of Iranian culture represented in the media. The stories and novel excerpts explore the deeply human experiences of one of the newest immigrant groups to the United States in its attempts to adjust and assimilate in the face of major historical upheavals such as the 1979 Iranian revolution, the hostage crisis, and the attacks of September 11, 2001. The stories set in Iran testify to the resilience, dignity, and humor of a people rich in history and culture.

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