On (self-)representations of masculinity in Siyāmak Herawiʼs short stories

Abstract: The article deals with masculinity in Afghan culture. Research data consist of five stories selected from the collection Buy-e behi (The scent of quince) by modern Afghan writer living in exile – Ahmad-Ziyā Siyāmak Herawi. The theoretical basis of the research are texts by Terry Eagleton and Pierre Bourdieu, sup plemented by, inter alia, works of Élisabeth Badinter. The article consists of five parts. Part 0. presents the writer. Part 1. – methodology. Part 2. summarises five stories. Part 3. discusses (self-)representations of masculinity in Afghan culture. Part 4 is a summary.