Honeymoon in Purdah An Iranian Journey |
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| Author:
| Wearing, Alison |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-26181-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
| Publisher: | Picador
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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The beautifully written travel memoir of a Western woman's journey in Iran In the tradition of
Nothing to Declare,
Honeymoon in Purdah is a book of sketches gathered over the course of one woman's journey in Iran. Through her, we meet the ordinary and extraordinary people of Iran--men and women whose lives extend beyond Western news stories of of kidnappings, terrorism, and Islamic fundamentalism. Peppered with accounts of Iran's Islamic Revolution...
More Description The beautifully written travel memoir of a Western woman's journey in Iran
In the tradition ofNothing to Declare,Honeymoon in Purdah is a book of sketches gathered over the course of one woman's journey in Iran. Through her, we meet the ordinary and extraordinary people of Iran--men and women whose lives extend beyond Western news stories of of kidnappings, terrorism, and Islamic fundamentalism. Peppered with accounts of Iran's Islamic Revolution and political analyses of the country,Honeymoon in Purdahis a departure from our conventional perception of Iran. Alison Wearing give Iranians the chance to wander beyond headlines and stereotypes and in so doing, reveals the poetry of their lives.