Dog Rose in the Wind, the Rain, the Earth
, the third title in its Calico series. The collection features writing by eight international authors whose work explores humanity s complex relationship with the natural world. In Farkhondeh Aghaei s story Dog Rose in the Wind, the Rain, the Earth, which appears below in Michelle Quay s translation, a violent rainstorm alters the course of a young woman s life.
On a languid afternoon in Tehran, we passed through the quiet, leafy backstreets of Shemiran and down lanes of upscale, modern houses. As we neared the Ghodsian estate, Father explained one last time, with a frown, that I could turn around right now if I wanted to, that he didn’t care if I got married at all. The image of Hormoz came to mind for a moment, in the Rome airport as he nervously ran around taking care of things, lips trembling as he tried to find the words to say goodbye. From then on, much to my annoyance, he’d been calling me day and night. But what could I
Italy
Beheshte-zahra
Zanjan
Iran
Hormoz
Hormozgan
Shemiran
Kerman
Rome
Lazio
Tehran
Reyhaneh