
Mansour Noorbakhsh
Powdery Wings: Stories of Immigration by Mansour Noorbakhsh
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New flash fiction exploring the kaleidoscope of global immigrant experiences
Powdery Wings isnāt just a bookāitās a portal into the kaleidoscope of immigrant experiences that pulse through every corner of our globe. These flash fiction stories explore the varied realities of immigrant experiences which reverberate across all countries, cities, and communities. Thinking about migration or relocating to a new country can be a disorienting experience. In some ways, the immigrant experience is not unlike the dizzying journey taken by the lead character in Lewis Carrollās novel Aliceās Adventures in Wonderland. With Powdery Wings, Mansour Noorbakhsh provides sensitivity, insight, and a touch of magic to this significant genre of literature.
āPowdery Wings tries to explore some unseen views of immigration in a literary context and encourage readers to engage with questions and curiosities about immigration.ā
ā from the Introduction by Mansour Noorbakhsh
āāMansour Noorbakhsh is a generational voice.ā
ā Darcie Friesen Hossack, Commonwealth Prize Shortlisted author of Stillwater, Managing Editor, WordCity Literary Journal
"As the daughter of migrantsāalbeit from Austria to AustraliaāI could relate to these stories that spoke of belonging, love, hope, and all that accompanies the sometimes-difficult change to a new land and the nostalgia for the old.
Not strictly flash fiction but leaning on the poet, Wordsworth, āthey flash upon that inward eyeā to give me pleasure, also thanks to the division of the stories intoĀ Here,Ā There, andĀ Elsewhere."
āSylvia Petter, author and founding member of Geneva Writers' GroupĀ
Powdery WingsĀ is a collection to be reread especially in view of the advice of the authorās father, appearing in the Preface of the collection of poems,Ā Till You Recognize Me, āto first feel what you are saying and then write it down.ā
Mansour Noorbakhsh is a poet, so it is quite apt for such advice to also apply to his prose.
āPraise for Mansour Noorbakhshās book of poetryā
āTill You Recognize Me is a gorgeous collection of poems brimming with fresh metaphors.ā
ā Josie Di Sciascio-Andrews, internationally published author of seven collections of poetry and two non-fiction books
MANSOUR NOORBAKHSH is a Poet in Residence at WordCity Literary Journal, a publication founded on the values of promoting the literary arts, on diversity, dialogue, acceptance, and cultural exchange. With works published in Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovenian, and Chinese, Mansour is a respected voice in literary circles. He also hosts a weekly Persian radio program featuring Canadian poets. Heās an electrical engineer and lives with his family in a Toronto suburb.
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ISBN PB: | Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 9781771617680 |
PDF: | Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 9781771617697 |
EPUB: | Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 9781771617703 |
MOBI: | Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 9781771617710 |
Genre: Flash Fiction
Pub Date: November 2024
Available at your local bookseller or order from Mosaic Press / IPG(US)/ Eurospan/IPG (UK/EU) / Manda Group(Canada)
5.5 x 8.5 inches
120 pages
Price:$21.95 CDN $18.95 USD