Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
A Tehran So Quiet and Other Stories
by Mehdi M. Kashani
Description
Focusing on the indelible effects of displacement on the Iranian diaspora’s psyche, Mehdi M. Kashani's debut collection presents narratives that, though often unresolved, remain faithful to the depth of the emotion they depict. The twelve stories in A Tehran So Quiet delve into familial tensions, interracial relationships, trauma, infidelity, misunderstandings, and sexual dalliances. Sisters on the outs who reunite to settle family matters. A girl leaves an unresolved relationship at home to join a man she married abroad. A father seeks connection with his young son in the aftermath of divorce. A woman grapples with the West’s indifference to Iran’s political turmoils. A man takes extreme measures to protect his wife’s honour. This collection will resonate deeply with readers, particularly those affected by immigration and diasporic experiences, and with anyone drawn to raw, multicultural explorations of human complexity.
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Endorsements
“A Tehran So Quiet and Other Stories presents an admirable variety of themes across interconnected tales that expose the misunderstandings between families as well as the gulfs between cultures and between different cities in a diasporic Iranian context.” Mark Anthony Jarman, University of New Brunswick
“A Tehran So Quiet and Other Stories brims with radiance and melody, showing the care, compassion, and acuity that Mehdi M. Kashani brings to crafting each delightful character and their pursuit of desire, intimacy, love, acceptance, healing, or autonomy in this debut short story collection. Stories about Iranian life and culture have never been told with such grace and complexity.” Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, author of there’s more
Author Biography
Mehdi M. Kashani lives and writes in Toronto. His story “Slight Turbulence Ahead” was selected as a finalist for the Tennessee Williams Fiction Contest; “Relapse” was the winner of the Sue Lile Inman Fiction Award; “While Tehran Was Silent” was a Finalist for Canada’s National Magazine Awards; and “So Long, Gregor” was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. His fiction and nonfiction can be found in West Branch, Bellevue Literary Review, The Walrus, The Malahat Review, and EVENT, among others.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher University of Alberta Press
- Publication Date August 2026
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781772128772
- Publication Country or regionCanada
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 24.99 USD
- Pages176
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Copyright Year2026
- Dimensions9 x 5.25 inches
- SeriesRobert Kroetsch Series
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