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SUMMARY: In Search of Identity: Story-Reading with Mitra Eliati
DESCRIPTION: The Persian Language and Iranian Studies Initiative at UBC and
  the UBC Persian Literature Reading Club are hosting another prominent figu
 re in modern Persian literature\, Mitra Eliati on August 3\, 2021.
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 2" /></p><p> </p><p>The recording of the event is now made available:</p><p
 >[embed]https://youtu.be/7puslSb2CNE[/embed]</p><p> </p><p><span class="">F
 ollowing the journey through women's literature in Persian\, the Persian La
 nguage and Iranian Studies Initiative at UBC and the UBC Persian Literature
  Reading Club are hosting another prominent figure in modern Persian litera
 ture\, Mitra Eliati. </span>The focus of the workshop would be her collecti
 on of short stories\, titled "Mademoiselle Kati". <span class="">In this wo
 rkshop\, we</span><span class=""> will talk with Eliati about modern Irania
 n's search for identity within their country and through immigration. We wi
 ll also delve into the formation of sexuality in the characters of her stor
 ies. If you are not familiar with this brilliant author\, this session is t
 he best opportunity to speak with her and listen to her read and discuss he
 r stories.</span></p><p><strong>About the Speaker:</strong></p><p>Mitra Eli
 ati is an Iranian novelist and poet. Her first collection of stories was pu
 blished in 2001 by Cheshmeh Publications. This book received a lot of atten
 tion from literary critics and won various awards such as the first collect
 ion of short stories in 2002 "Golshiri Foundation" and the book of the year
  award "Story House". Eliati's collection of short stories\, "Mademoiselle 
 Katie" includes 7 short stories that have reached their seventh edition so 
 far. Her second collection of stories entitled "Mermaid Cafe" has been publ
 ished by Cheshmeh Publishing (2008) and has reached its third edition.</p><
 p><span class="">In addition to writing short stories\, Mitra Eliyati has b
 een the judge of several Iranian short story festivals\, including: judging
  the best stories of Isfahan\, Mashhad\, Khorramabad\, Gorgan\, etc.</span>
 </p><p>میترا الیاتی (تهران 3 فروردین 1329-  )</p><p>داستان‌نویس و شاعر ایرا
 نی. <i>مادمازل کتی و چند داستان دیگر</i>، اولین مجموعه داستان میترا الیاتی 
 در سال 1380 توسط انتشارات چشمه منتشر شد. این کتاب از سوی منتقدین ادبی مورد 
 توجه بسیاری قرار گرفت و جوایز مختلفی همچون جایزۀ اولین مجموعه داستان سال 13
 81 «<a title="جایزه ادبی هوشنگ گلشیری" href="https://wikijoo.ir/index.php/%
 D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B4%D
 9%86%DA%AF_%DA%AF%D9%84%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C">بنیاد گلشیری</a>»، و جایزۀ
  کتاب سال «خانۀ داستان» را از آن خود کرد. مجموعه داستان مادمازل کتی شامل 7 
 داستان کوتاه است که تاکنون به چاپ هفتم رسیده. دومین مجموعه داستان او نیز تح
 ت عنوان «‌کافه پری دریایی» توسط نشر چشمه (۱۳۸۷) منتشر شده و تاکنون به چاپ س
 وم رسیده است.</p><p>میترا الیاتی علاوه بر داستا‌‌‌ن‌نویسی تاکنون داوری چند 
 جشنوارۀ داستان ‌کوتاه کشوری از جمله: داوری داستان‌های برتر اصفهان، مشهد، خر
 م‌آباد، گرگان و... را به‌عهده داشته است.</p><p><strong>Date & Time:</strong
 ><br />August 3 | 7pm – 9pm (PDT)<br /><strong>Location:</strong> online vi
 a Zoom<br />Presented in Persian<br /><i>Free & open to the public.</i></p>
 <p><em>The event is sponsored by UBC Department of Asian Studies.</em></p><
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