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'In a damp, soundless basement in the slums of Iran, crouching in the dark, a young boy frantically carves a Star of David onto the rough brick wall with a rusted nail clutched tightly in his trembling hand. With a palm to his heart, he takes an oath on the sacred symbol, while above him the first horrifying cries of the Islamic Revolution shake the streets.
'Kooshyar Karimi is a father, a doctor, a writer, and translator. In 1998, he is kidnapped from the streets, blindfolded, and tortured. When he is eventually released, it is only as a spy for the Islamic Secret Service. This is the story of his survival.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Works about this Work
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The Outsider
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 February 2015; (p. 14-17) -
Refugee Life Writing in Australia : Testimonios by Iranians
2014
single work
— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 9 no. 2 2014; This paper examines a growing trend of contemporary Australian writing, life narrations by refugees, along the genre of testimonio. It uses the example of Iranian writings, as Iranians compose the majority of asylum-seekers in Australia today. It questions the voice refugee writers are given by the Australian writers who help them to write or publish their life stories and ask how their writings redefine the genre of testimonio, used to tell the history of contemporary traumatic migrations to Australia. [Author's abstract] -
Outsider Struggles to Survive under a Brutish Regime
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 22-23)
— Review of I Confess : Revelations in Exile 2012 single work autobiography -
Pick of the Week
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 8 September 2012; (p. 28) The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 September 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of I Confess : Revelations in Exile 2012 single work autobiography
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Pick of the Week
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 8 September 2012; (p. 28) The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 September 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of I Confess : Revelations in Exile 2012 single work autobiography -
Outsider Struggles to Survive under a Brutish Regime
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 22-23)
— Review of I Confess : Revelations in Exile 2012 single work autobiography -
The Outsider
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 February 2015; (p. 14-17) -
Refugee Life Writing in Australia : Testimonios by Iranians
2014
single work
— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 9 no. 2 2014; This paper examines a growing trend of contemporary Australian writing, life narrations by refugees, along the genre of testimonio. It uses the example of Iranian writings, as Iranians compose the majority of asylum-seekers in Australia today. It questions the voice refugee writers are given by the Australian writers who help them to write or publish their life stories and ask how their writings redefine the genre of testimonio, used to tell the history of contemporary traumatic migrations to Australia. [Author's abstract]
Last amended 9 Dec 2015 16:43:39
Subjects:
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cIran,cMiddle East, Asia,
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cTurkey,cMiddle East, Asia,
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cAustralia,c
- 1900-1999
- 2000s
- 2010s
Settings:
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cIran,cMiddle East, Asia,
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cTurkey,cMiddle East, Asia,
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cAustralia,c
- ca. 1990-2010
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