Roya Hakakian Livres

A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Hakakian's "love letter to the nation that took her in [is also] a timely reminder of what millions of human beings endure when they uproot their lives to become Americans by choice" (The Boston Globe). Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place, A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America.

Who was responsible for the machine-gun murders of the Kurdish and Iranian protestors in a Berlin restaurant? Opinions varied, but the federal prosecutor would charge on to a clear verdict. Adapted from jacket flap.

Zwischen Schah und Chomeini: eine bezaubernde Geschichte vom Erwachsenwerden Roya Hakakian wuchs in einer jüdischen Familie in Teheran auf und schildert ihre Kindheit und Jugend im Iran der siebziger und frühen achtziger Jahre. Aus der Perspektive des optimistischen jungen Mädchens erzählt sie von den Ereignissen der iranischen Revolution, dem Sturz des Schahs und davon, wie die Etablierung des Ayatollah-Regimes, die Hoffnungen einer ganzen Generation junger Iranerinnen und Iraner auf eine bessere und gerechtere Zukunft zunichte machte. Hakakians Familie musste nach der Revolution mit Schrecken feststellen, dass sie im iranischen Gottesstaat nicht mehr erwünscht war.

/ 9789085643456 / True stories / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / hard cover / 15 x 22 cm / 223 .pp /