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The Bitter Taste of Freedom
Zoya Pirzad’s stories trace the fragile line between freedom and confinement in tight-knit Armenian-Iranian communities. Her characters face the quiet costs of autonomy—fractured ties, silent compromises, and unspoken longings. This isn’t about grand political battles, but the subtle, suffocating struggles of women negotiating identity and desire amid cultural expectations.
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