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Veils and Words: The Emerging Voices of Iranian Women Writers (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
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$19.95
Publication Date: September 1st, 1992
Publisher:
Syracuse University Press
ISBN:
9780815602668
Pages:
318
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Description
'There are no walls around the house here.' I wrote in my diary, in an entry dated December 24, 1967. This was a few days after my arrival in America. It took me years to realize that in America other kinds of walls, mainly invisible, existed. I had to learn about their presence, respect their sovereignty, abide by their rules. I could not neglect them, trespass them. I could not disregard them. This meant not only learning the English language but also mastering the metalanguage, the verbal and nonverbal codes of interactions, the different systems and styles of communication.
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