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GCDS-9780872863057 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100914220 02 0872863050 03 9780872863057 15 9780872863057 BC 1 A01 Rachlin, Nahid Nahid Rachlin Nahid Rachlin is the Iranian-American author of the novels <em>Foreigner</em>, <em>The Heart&rsquo;s Desire</em>, <em>Married to a Stranger</em> and the short story collection <em>Veils</em>. She teaches at the New School University and the Unterberg Poetry Center in New York.<a onclick="CSAction(new Array(/*CMP*/'C03C62351'));return CSClickReturn();" csclick="C03C62351" href="http://www.nahidrachlin.com/"></a> 01 eng 198 01 <P>Jennifer Sahary, an American artist, and her husband Karim, a professor and Iranian immigrant, make an extended visit to Teheran shortly after the Iran-Iraq War, encountering unforeseen dangers and sexual temptations that change the course of their lives.</p><P>When their young son is taken by his grandmother to the holy city of Qom without Jennifer's knowledge, she sets out to find him, learning much about Iran and about herself along the way. And as Karim renews contact with his family and surveys the misery and needs of his war-torn country, he begins to question where he can best achieve his ideals.</p><P>In sensuous and elegant prose, Rachlin weaves the interlinking stories of a man and a woman and their contrasting cultures with balance and sympathy.</p><P>Nahid Rachlin is an Iranian who lives in New York City, where she teaches creative writing at Barnard College. She is author of Veils: Short Stories and Married to a Stranger (both published by City Lights) and Foreigner (W. W. Norton).</p> 02 Jennifer Sahary, an American artist, and her husband Karim, a professor and Iranian immigrant, make an extended visit to Teheran shortly after the Iran-Iraq War, encountering unforeseen dangers and sexual temptations that change the course of their... 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100914220/images/87286100914220L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100914220/images/87286100914220S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100914220 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 19951001 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 19951001 01 02 9.95 USD