Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan : Anomalous Visions of History and Form
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"This book charts the development of Afghan literature in the modern era, covering both poetry and prose, and relating it to social, economic and political change in that country." Winner of the Iranian World Prize for Book of the Year in Islamics Studies 2009
"The literary history of Afghanistan in the 20th century has received little attention so far. The process of transmission and reception of modernity itself is one of the many lacunae in our knowledge of the cultural setting in Afghanistan. Wali Ahmadis account of the development of modern Persian literature stands as a first, noteworthy step towards rectifying this situation. In his citation-laden introduction he makes it clear that he considers the dissemination of modernity in Afghanistan to have been at once a selective and an active process... This book provides a useful introduction to and a selective overview of the literary history of Afghanistan in the 20th century... Wali Ahmadi is to be commended for dedicating himself to this complex task." - Christine Noelle-Karimi; Middle Eastern Literatures: incorporating Edebiyat, 13:1, 117-119 (2011).
With the unleashing of the "War on Terror" in the aftermath of 9/11, Afghanistan has become prominent in the news. However, we need to appreciate that no substantive understanding of contemporary history, politics and society of this country can be achieved without a thorough analysis of the Afghan encounter with cultural and literary modernity and modernization.
Modern Persian Literature in Afghanistan does just that. The book offers a balanced and interdisciplinary analysis of the rich and admirable contemporary poetry and fiction of a land long tormented by wars and invasions. It sets out to demonstrate that, within the trajectory of the union between modern aesthetic imagination and politics, creativity and production, and representation and history, the modernist intervention enabled many contemporary poets and writers of fiction to resist the overt politicization of the literary field, without evading politics or disavowing the modern state.
The interpretative moves and nuanced readings of a series of literary texts make this book a major contribution to a rather neglected area of research and study.
Winner of the Iranian World Prize for Book of the Year in Islamics Studies 2009
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