Description
“De Bellaigue is a defiantly literary writer, and he gives us a sense of Tehran [that is] immediate and insistent.” (Pico Iyer, New York Times Book Review )
“De Bellaigue’s . . . anecdotes and interviews provide tremendously valuable context for many of today’s headlines.” (Washington Post Book World )
“Incisive analysis. . . . Through eloquent human stories, Bellaigue frames the murky politics of Iran in a telling, intimate scale.” (Newsweek (International Edition) )
“An intimate exploration of the revolution’s denouement...The intellectual honesty de Bellaigue brings to bear is worthy of praise.” (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review )
“A highly original and disturbing portrait of the Islamic republic.” (BusinessWeek )
“An important book that deserves to be read by both defenders and detractors of the Islamic republic.” (Times Literary Supplement )
“De Bellaigue gives us a sense of daily life in Iran . . . cynical, conflicted, and bitter, yet surprisingly vibrant.” (Chronicle of Higher Education )
Présentation de l'éditeur
The history of Iran in the late twentieth century is a chronicle of religious fervor and violent change -- from the Islamic Revolution that ousted the Shah in favor of a rigid fundamentalist government to the bloody eight-year war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But what happened to the hostage-takers, the suicidal holy warriors, the martyrs, and the mullahs responsible for the now moribund revolution? Is modern Iran a society at peace with itself and the world, or truly a dangerous spoke in the "Axis of Evil"?
Christopher de Bellaigue, a Western journalist married to an Iranian woman and a longtime resident of a prosperous suburb of Tehran, offers a stunning insider's view of a culture hitherto hidden from American eyes, and reveals the true hearts and minds of an extraordinary people.
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