In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran - Brossura

Bellaigue, Christopher De

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ISBN 10: 0060935367 ISBN 13: 9780060935368

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2006

Riassunto

A sympathetic portrait of the revolutionaries of Iran documents how holy warriors successfully removed the Shah from power, fought the forces of Saddam Hussein, and gained the enmity of the West before losing much of their public fervency, in a volume that offers insight into the mullahs, academics, traders, mystics, and others who comprise their numbers today. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Readers will find here a detailed picture of Iranian life that has too long been out of reach.” (Booklist)

“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)

L'autore:

Christopher de Bellaigue has worked as a journalist in South Asia and the Middle East, writing for the Economist and the Financial Times, the Independent, and the New York Review of Books. His first book, In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs, was short-listed for the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize, and his second, Rebel Land, was short-listed for the 2010 Orwell Prize. He and his wife divide their time between London and Tehran.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060935367
• ISBN 13: 9780060935368
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 283