... of alienation, the terror of death, economic worries, and family friction. At least that is the way the stories appear to an outsider; of course, I am not qualified to speculate on how the Parsi reader might react. Amin Malak, in a review of the book, notes that "the writer's sympathies ... son is writing about earlier times, "because they are far enough in the past for him to deal with objectively, he is able to achieve what critics call artistic distance, without emotions interfering." The mother has no time for such reflections "and said it was her turn ... and after so many other ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... of alienation, the terror of death, economic worries, and family friction. At least that is the way the stories appear to an outsider; of course, I am not qualified to speculate on how the Parsi reader might react. Amin Malak, in a review of the book, notes that "the writer's sympathies ... son is writing about earlier times, "because they are far enough in the past for him to deal with objectively, he is able to achieve what critics call artistic distance, without emotions interfering." The mother has no time for such reflections "and said it was her turn ... and after so many other ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate