The fire

The fire Voices of a generation in Iran, Ukraine, and Afghanistan

Cecilia Sala

Book - 2025

A powerful, unflinching portrait of a generation fighting for change, The Fire takes readers on a journey through some of the world's most volatile regions, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. Through the eyes of young people like Kateryna, a Ukrainian soldier; Assim, an Iranian student at the forefront of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests; Nabila, a Muslim kickboxing champion and lesbian; and Zarifa, a political activist in Afghanistan, Sala offers an intimate portrayal of lives caught amidst turmoil and the struggle for a better future.

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Subjects
Social change > Iran > History > 21st century.
Social change > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Social change > Ukraine > History > 21st century.
Social movements > Iran > History > 21st century.
Social movements > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Social movements > Ukraine > History > 21st century.
Mouvements sociaux > Iran > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Mouvements sociaux > Afghānistān > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Mouvements sociaux > Ukraine > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Published
New York, NY : Europa Editions 2025.
Language
English
Italian
Main Author
Cecilia Sala (author)
Other Authors
Oonagh Stransky (translator)
Item Description
Translation of: L'incendio. Reportage su una generazione tra Iran, Ucraina e Afghanistan.
Physical Description
191 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9798889661504
  • Where this Book Begins
  • Part 1. Iran
  • I. Being Twenty in Tehran
  • The Best, the Excluded
  • The Illusion
  • Keep the Fire Alive
  • Eyes Everywhere and the Berlin Wall
  • II. The Ayatollahs
  • White Dishes
  • "Madam Vice President"
  • Part 2. Ukraine
  • III. The First Generation
  • Bye-bye Europe
  • Adolescence amid the flames
  • The most paranoid (and the wisest)
  • From activists to soldiers
  • "My name is Ivan and I am a resistance footer"
  • The useful idiot
  • Hatred
  • IV. Putin's Mistake
  • The point of no return
  • A Russian refutes Russia
  • Tricking Putin
  • Beyond the front line
  • Bones in a backpack
  • Part 3. Afghanistan
  • V. Ghosts
  • Panic
  • Don't mistake the postwar period for peace
  • Deception
  • The (not so fast) end of an era
  • "The French were responsible for their own Revolution"
  • The hardline faction always wins
  • Burka Avengers
  • Twenty years cannot be erased
  • Endnotes

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