The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran - Couverture souple

Majd, Hooman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141047410 ISBN 13 : 9780141047416

Editeur : Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

Hooman Majd, acclaimed journalist and New York-residing grandson of an Ayatollah, has a unique perspective on his Iranian homeland. In this vivid, warm and humorous insider's account, he opens our eyes to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others.

Revealing a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan, authoritarian yet reformist, this is the one book you should read to understand Iran and Iranians today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Hooman Majd was born in Tehran, Iran in 1957 and brought up in Britain and the United States. He has written about Iran for Newsweek, the Financial Times, GQ, The New Yorker and The New York Times among others and comments on the situation in Iran for a wide variety of media. With links to both conservative and secular Iran during his frequent visits, his writing offers a unique perspective on the country, one both 100% Iranian and 100% American. He lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0141047410
• ISBN 13: 9780141047416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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