The Fortuneteller

The Fortuneteller is a piece of historical fiction. Written in the style of memoir, it\ud is part of a larger body of work on carnival culture set in late 19th and early 20th century\ud Persia. Narrated by Nasreen, a blue-eyed, bearded woman reflecting on her troubled past,\ud this account of orphanhood, whoredom, and the exploitation of the freak complicates the\ud narrator???s sense of identity and humanity. Weaving together the history of Persia\ud following the aftermath of the Russo-Persian war and the subsequent epidemic of the\ud plague, while incorporating the Persian or Iranian language of Farsi, The Fortuneteller is\ud authentically situated in the time and place of its setting, as it incorporates themes of\ud ancient Persian superstitions, cultural self-hood, carnival communities, exploited as\ud exploiter, and gender identity.CSU, Chic