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-- Rain2001., General, Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Call No: DVD Fic Baran Edition: Widescreen (1.85:1). Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The story of illegal Afghan immigrants living and working at a construction site in Tehran, Iran. When one of the workers is injured, his daughter, posing as a man, becomes the breadwinner. But a hot-headed 17-year-old local youth also working at the site discovers the secret.
![Baran [DVD] (2001). Directed by Majid Majidi.](/Library/images/~imageCT82369.JPG "Baran [DVD] (2001). Directed by Majid Majidi.")
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c2012., Adult, Scribner Call No: Fic Ami Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Iran in 1576 is a place of wealth and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an heir, the court is thrown into tumult. Princess Pari, the Shah's daughter and protégé, knows more about the inner workings of the state than almost anyone, but the princess's maneuvers to instill order after her father's sudden death incite resentment and dissent. Pari and her closest adviser, Javaher, a eunuch able to navigate the harem as well as the world beyond the palace walls, are in possession of an incredible tapestry of secrets and information that reveals a power struggle of epic proportions."-- Dust jacket.
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2019., Ballantine Books Call No: Fic Dar Edition: Ballantine Books trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Although she is told that daughters should be quiet and modest, Forugh Farrokhzad finds ways to rebel - gossiping with her sister in the rose garden, composing poems behing her closed bedroom door, sneaking out with a teenage paramour. As a young woman in the 1950s, Forugh flees her forced marriage, returns to Tehran, and falls into a love affair. When her newfound freedom finds its voice on the page, her published poems - brilliant and utterly scandalous - polarize Iranian society. Unwilling to return to a traditional life, Forugh continues to live by her own rules, finding fulfillment and success - but at enormous cost. This spellbinding debut novel is about a trailblazing woman who defied society's expectations to find her voice and her destiny. Song of a Captive Bird captures the tenacity, passion, and conflicting desires of a rebellious spirit who, to this day, continues to inspire women around the world."--From back cover.
