Disoriental
By: Négar Djavadi
4.21
Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
The story of a young girl and her family, at the core of an exploration of Iranian history. Kimi…
Want to Read $ 9.78"That's the tragedy of exile. Things, as well as people, still exist, but you have to pretend to think of them as dead."-Négar Djavadi, Disoriental
"We had all hoped that a day would come when the five of us could live together again, free and without fear. But freedom is an illusion. The only thing that changes is the size of your prison."-Négar Djavadi, Disoriental
"I was confronted by a world that I could see and touch but didn't know how to talk about. There were so many words and names that I just didn't have. Flowers, trees, birds, reptiles, organs. The words you learn as you grow up in a country the ones the language reserves for people who are immersed in it and denies to those who just dip their toes in every now and then. The words for Saturday-afternoon strolls and summer camps and weekends in the country. Words from peaceful lives, lives that belong to the people living them."-Négar Djavadi, Disoriental
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Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
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