02033cam a2200325 i 4500 1486486324 TxAuBib 20240806120000.0 240105s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023053636 9780299349042 paperback 0299349047 paperback TxAuBib rda eng per Rabīḥāvī, Qāz̤ī, author. Pisarān-i ʻishq English. Boys of love / Ghazi Rabihavi ; translated by Poupeh Missaghi. Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2024. 312 pages. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier During a wedding celebration, Jamil, the sole heir of a rich landowner, meets Naji, who sells hay for a living. The novel follows the boys’ escape from their village in the hopes of finding a place where they can be together freely. Even as their love evolves, their strong connection remains, which helps see them through the upheavals of the Islamic Revolution and the Iran–Iraq War. In Boys of Love, Ghazi Rabihavi offers both a universal story about the ups and downs of all relationships and a clear-eyed portrait of same-sex desire in Iran, where homosexuality remains punishable by death. Banned in Iran, the novel was initially published in Farsi in the UK, then translated into French and shortlisted for the Prix Médicis étranger. Rabihavi avoids both lasciviousness and exoticism in depicting a deep love between male characters living through the Iranian Cultural Revolution. Ultimately, this story challenges preconceived notions about marginalized communities in the Middle East. 20240806. Gay men Fiction. Middle Eastern Americans Fiction. Romance fiction. LGBTQ+ fiction. Missaghi, Poupeh, translator.