Kissing the Sword
A Prison Memoir
Penology
False imprisonment
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
Political Freedom & Security
Censorship
Political prisoners
Women's studies
Human rights
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Political science
Women
Biography
"Shahrnush Parsipur was an important writer and television producer in her native Iran until 1979 when the Islamic Republic began imprisoning its citizens. Kissing the Sword captures the surreal experiences of serving time without being charged with a crime, and witnessing the systematic destruction…
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