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A large tree sprouts in the middle of the family kitchen, up through the chandelier and the ceiling, birds nesting and the family wait for a response from the outside world. It appears no-one else can see it. When they have their annual celebration with wider family, they can see it too.
What is this Bas-Tokhmeh, Gowkaran tree?
— Aug 30, 2025 08:30AM
What is this Bas-Tokhmeh, Gowkaran tree?
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"Magical realism is not only a realm of boundless imagination, it is also a powerful literary and cultural tool for resisting dominant and imposed powers...
I turn to this genre to confront authoritarian structures in Iran while celebrating the true cultural and artistic beauty of my country."
Shokoofeh Azar
— Oct 02, 2025 01:38AM
I turn to this genre to confront authoritarian structures in Iran while celebrating the true cultural and artistic beauty of my country."
Shokoofeh Azar
Claire
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End of Book 1 - The Womb of Destiny
2 years into the war, post revution, our narrator Shokoofeh is sent to the front to see if her brother Mehab is alive, to cure their mother of the madness of not knowing.
Book Two - The Ordeal of Liberty
— Oct 01, 2025 05:45AM
2 years into the war, post revution, our narrator Shokoofeh is sent to the front to see if her brother Mehab is alive, to cure their mother of the madness of not knowing.
Book Two - The Ordeal of Liberty
