Kimia Eslah
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Kimia Eslah (1979- ) is a Canadian author and essayist.[1][2] She writes about the experiences of racialized women and queer women of colour in Canada.[3]
Her first novel The Daughter Who Walked Away was longlisted by The Miramichi Reader.[4].
Her second novel Sister Seen, Sister Heard was listed in the CBC Books' article 26 Books to Read for Pride Month.[5]
She writes personal essays about misogyny, rape, oppression, discrimination, and her experiences surviving childhood trauma and living with mental illness.[6]
Early life[edit]
Kimia Eslah was born in Shiraz, Iran. She lived as a refugee in India with her family. As a child, she moved to Canada. In her teens, she identified as queer, and produced five editions of her zine Muff Divers.[7]
Work[edit]
Her first novel The Daughter Who Walked Away is the story of three generations of Iranian women. The book explores the impact of childhood trauma on each woman's emotional development and her capacity to parent. Her second novel Sister Seen, Sister Heard centers on the emotional growth of the four adult members of the Ghasemi family. They struggle to support their youngest member, Farah Ghasemi, who has been attacked on campus. The book explores attitudes about sexual violence against women.[8]
Publications[edit]
- Uphold Your Values: Break the Silence (All Lit Up, March 2022)[9]
- White Husband Privilege: Where I Do and Don’t Take My White Man (Perceive More! Medium.com, March 2021)[10]
- The Racists of My Childhood (Perceive More! Medium.com, May 2021)[11]
- You’re Woke but I’m Wokerest (Perceive More! Medium.com, August 2021)[12]
- Too Foreign For Here, and Away (Perceive More! Medium.com, March 2021)[13]
- Mom, You Were Homeless?! (Perceive More! Medium.com, April 2021)[14]
- These Rhymes are for You (Perceive More! Medium.com, November 2021)[15]
- Ant Nothing Wrong with Living Small (Perceive More! Medium.com, April 2022)[16]
- America Wore My Name (Perceive More! Medium.com, March 2021)[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Asian Heritage Month Suggested Reading List, University of Winnipeg, 2022".
- ↑ "Authors' List, Asian Heritage in Canada, Ryerson University, 2022".
- ↑ "All Lit Up, Essay: Uphold Your Values, 2022".
- ↑ "Miramichi Reader, Review, The Daughter Who Walked Away, 2019".
- ↑ "Article, CBC Books, 26 Books to Read for Pride Month, 2022".
- ↑ "Podcast, The Feminist Shift, S2E5, 2022".
- ↑ "Review, Broken Pencil, Muff Divers, 2012".
- ↑ "Video, Words Worth Books, 2022".
- ↑ "Article, All Lit Up, Uphold Your Values: Break the Silence, March 2022".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, White Husband Privilege: Where I Do and Don't Take My White Man, March 2021".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, The Racists of My Childhood, May 2021".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, You're Woke but I'm Wokerest, August 2021".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, Too Foreign For Here, and Away, March 2021".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, Mom, You Were Homeless?!, April 2021".
- ↑ "Poetry, Perceive More! Medium.com, These Rhymes are for You, November 2021".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, Ant Nothing Wrong with Living Small, April 2022".
- ↑ "Article, Perceive More! Medium.com, America Wore My Name, March 2021".
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