{"product_id":"kissing-the-sword-a-prison-memoir","title":"Kissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eKissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eShahrnush Parsipur\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781558618169\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Feminist Press at CUNY\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1St Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA moving account of life as a political prisoner in post-revolutionary Iran from the acclaimed Iranian author of \u003cem\u003eWomen Without Men\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShahrnush Parsipur was a successful writer and television producer in her native Iran until the Revolution of 1979. Soon after seizing control, the Islamist government began detaining its citizens--and Parsipur found herself incarcerated without charges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKissing the Sword\u003c\/em\u003e captures the surreal experience of serving time as a political prisoner and witnessing the systematic elimination of opposition to fundamentalist power. It is a harrowing narrative filled with both horror and humor: nights blasted by machine gun fire as detainees are summarily executed, days spent debating prison officials on whether the Quran demands that women be covered. Parsipur, one of modern Iran's great literary voices, mines her painful life experiences to deliver an urgent call for the most basic of human rights: the freedom of expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Parsipur makes a stylishly original contribution to modern feminist literature.\" --Marjane Satrapi, author of \u003cem\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stands as a powerful testament to not only the devastations of an era, but to the integrity and courage of an extraordinary woman.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Parsipur's memoir is a powerful tale of a writer's struggle to survive the worst cases of atrocities and injustice with grace and compassion. A terribly dark but truly illuminating narrative; Parsipur forces the reader to question human nature and resilience.\" --Shirin Neshat, artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"The Feminist Press at CUNY","offers":[{"title":"Kissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir | Shahrnush Parsipur | Paperback | 9781558618169 | New | Memoir 1477826","offer_id":48757668872344,"sku":"1477826","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/5157_b7mXhL.jpg?v=1774237023","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/kissing-the-sword-a-prison-memoir","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}