From Publishers Weekly
Guppy evokes the magic, cultural tradition and social fabric of her youth in Iran, recalling her community through warmly humorous yet unsentimental anecdotes.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Review
Praise for previous editions:
"One of the best books of the 20th century...Stands comparison with Out of Africa."--John Train, author and co-founder of The Paris Review
"A rare and unusual book, which tells a rare and unusual story, and tells it with trues feeling."--Anita Brookner
"A gifted weaver of tales with an artist's eye for sketching characters in context, Guppy evokes the magic, cultural traditions and social fabric of her growing-up years, which were greatly affected by both Reza Shah's efforts to westernize Persia in the 1920s..."--Publishers Weekly
"One of the best books of the 20th century...Stands comparison with Out of Africa."--John Train, author and co-founder of The Paris Review
"A rare and unusual book, which tells a rare and unusual story, and tells it with trues feeling."--Anita Brookner
"A gifted weaver of tales with an artist's eye for sketching characters in context, Guppy evokes the magic, cultural traditions and social fabric of her growing-up years, which were greatly affected by both Reza Shah's efforts to westernize Persia in the 1920s..."--Publishers Weekly
