The ten stories in Veils take place in present-day Iran or in the United States where Iranian immigrants face alien ways. Teheran's ancient Ghanat Abad Avenue, with its labyrinth of narrow streets and alleys, loosely links the stories into a single narrative: some residents leave as soon as they can, others can live nowhere else. The men and women in these spare and sensuous narratives who are caught in the confusing whirl of changing cultures sometimes meet with failure but more often transcend difficult circumstances to gain deeper self-knowledge.
- ISBN13 9780872862678
- Publish Date 1 January 2001
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 8 June 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint City Lights Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 146
- Language English