Research Catalog

Title

Reading Chubak / M.R. Ghanoonparvar.

Author

Ghanoonparvar, M. R. (Mohammad R.)

Publication

Costa Mesa, Calif. : Mazda Publishers, 2005.

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Description

x, 209 p. : facsims.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Reading Chubak is an examination of the life and works of Sadeq Chubak, one of the most prominent Iranian novelists and short story writers of the 20[superscript th] century." "In this book, M. R. Ghanoonparvar provides a descriptive analysis of all Chubak's short stories, novels, and plays including a detailed literary examination of The Patient Stone, his magnum opus, within the context of Iranian socio-political history and literature. Furthermore, he examines the life, character, and personality of this important literary artist in the light of his work and also in literary, extra-literary, biographical, social, and political contexts."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Bibliotheca Iranica. Literature series ; no. 10

Uniform Title

Bibliotheca Iranica. Literature series ; no. 10.

Subject

• Chūbak, Ṣādiq > Criticism and interpretation
• Persian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-202) and index.

Language (note)

• Appendix contains correspondence in Persian with English translations.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Social puppets -- Ch. 3. The fate of the victims -- Ch. 4. On the patient stone -- Ch. 5. Conclusion and reassessment.

ISBN

1568591810 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2004061101

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library