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    Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel
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    Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel
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    Song of a Captive Bird: A Novel

    Written by Jasmin Darznik

    Narrated by Mozhan Marno

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    About this audiobook

    A spellbinding novel about the trailblazing Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, who defied society's expectations to find her voice and her destiny

    "Remember the flight, for the bird is mortal."

    All through her childhood in Tehran, Forugh Farrokhzad is told that Persian daughters should be quiet and modest. She is taught only to obey, but she always finds ways to rebel—gossiping with her sister among the fragrant roses of her mother's walled garden, venturing to the forbidden rooftop to roughhouse with her three brothers, writing poems to impress her strict, disapproving father, and sneaking out to flirt with a teenage paramour over café glacé. During the summer of 1950, Forugh's passion for poetry takes flight—and tradition seeks to clip her wings.

    Forced into a suffocating marriage, Forugh runs away and falls into an affair that fuels her desire to write and to achieve freedom and independence. Forugh's poems are considered both scandalous and brilliant; she is heralded by some as a national treasure, vilified by others as a demon influenced by the West. She perseveres, finding love with a notorious filmmaker and living by her own rules—at enormous cost. But the power of her writing only grows stronger amid the upheaval of the Iranian revolution.

    Inspired by Forugh Farrokhzad's verse, letters, films, and interviews—and including original translations of her poems—this haunting novel uses the lens of fiction to capture the tenacity, spirit, and conflicting desires of a brave woman who represents the birth of feminism in Iran—and who continues to inspire generations of women around the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 13, 2018
    ISBN9780525527329
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    • 5/5
      Astounding. Sickening. Freeing. Shocking. Empowering.

      This story, based on the life and artistry of an Iranian poet—-who happens to be female—-is one all humans should know! How unfortunate that now, even 50+ years past the time of Forough Farrokhzad, people of all genders, nationalities and ethnicities fight to be heard.

      Please read this book and share. And share. And share.
    • 5/5
      A wonderful novel about the life of an amazing woman. I had never heard of her and was amazed to hear how influential she was and is in Iranian literature. A very moving portrayal of her life and beautifully narrated.
    • 5/5
      I loved everything about this. I wish the interview ‘he’ did 50 years later was somehow included. ( i read it on line instead) . The rest of winter, I think I’ll be reading and re-reading her poetry. Thank you for introducing me to Farough.