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S'està carregant… Together Tea (edició 2013)de Marjan Kamali (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I thought this book was going to be a humorous beach read, but it turned out to be an intimate account of the difficult transition to American life of an Iranian family. The story was clearly written from the author's own experience, augmented by solid research and a touch of humor. I feel I understand the difficult position Iranian refugees are in both politically and emotionally. I highly recommend this book. Together Tea overflows with all the family, love, kindness, romance, colors, scents, touches, cooking, fear, and death that were left behind in Iran during the Revolution which followed the overthrow of the Shah. The move to New York City brought safety and, ultimately, jobs, money, university educations, and freedom. Yet the highly entitled Darya shows little gratitude for all she has and that her husband has achieved for her and their family. Her daughter, Mina, similarly takes much for granted - who is paying for her apartment, her education, and for the return trip to Iran (which she just decides to take without even asking for the considerable money it will cost her family)...? Where's the Gratitude Tea? Instead, Darya flirts with another student and lies to her husband, then she and Mina depart for Iran. The dangers they and Bita and Ramin face there feel contrived and do not elicit any real awareness of the violence, torture, and murder they kept exposing themselves to. The disappearance of Mina's black eye spots felt unreal. Teas in lukewarm water was way overdone - if anything, restaurant water arrives too hot. Parviz comes across as a caricature - hard to picture all this "jumping" - yet he is the only one with a real sense of humor and perspective. Sam remains a mystery - what attracted him to Darya and what were his actual intentions if she responded to his invitations? Same with Ramin - what were his thoughts? Those of Agha Jan? and, were Cyrus and Darius really good leaders to their people...? TOGETHER Tea was an enjoyable book and I look forward to more and deeper volumes from Marjan Kamali, illuminating even more of the rich Iranian and Persian culture she has so beautifully described. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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"Darya has discovered the perfect gift for her daughter's twenty-fifth birthday: an ideal husband. Mina, however, is fed up with her mother's years of endless matchmaking and the spreadsheets grading available Iranian-American bachelors. Having spent her childhood in Tehran and the rest of her life in New York City, Mina has experienced cultural clashes firsthand, but she's learning that the greatest clashes sometimes happen at home. After a last ill-fated attempt at matchmaking, mother and daughter embark on a return journey to Iran. Immersed once again in Persian culture, the two women gradually begin to understand each other. But when Mina falls for a young man who never appeared on her mother's matchmaking radar, will Mina and Darya's new-found appreciation for each other survive?"--Publisher's website. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I moved from one Western English-speaking country to another at 12 which is far less scary than moving to the US speaking a different language and learning an entirely different culture and getting away from a revolution. Nonetheless, when Mina talks about going to Iran and seeing all her family and all friends, I completely started tearing up (OOOOOOON the subway, ALWAYS on the subway) because it was so absolutely relatable and, well, same. It sucks. Kamali has done an incredible job of capturing those sentiments.
I also am a HUGE fan of Iranain culture, and having visited and been a tourist there myself, it was really fun to read about their adventures and their customs. It wasn't overly in your face and it wasn't the main point of the story, but it added a lot. Underneath it all, this has a really delightful women's fiction premise of being about a mother and daughter coming to peace together, about finding a husband, and about what's important for one to do.
10/10. ( )