Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey From Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780385468664 (0385468660)
Publish date: June 27th 2006
Publisher: Anchor
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Religion,
Biography Memoir,
International,
Gender,
Gender Studies,
Islam,
Iran
This is, quite frankly, one of the most fascinating memoirs I have ever read. Sattareh Farman Farmaian was born the year Reza Shah (father of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the ousted Shah of Iran) came to power. Born into one of Iran's noble families, she led a privileged life. However, because of her f...
Amazing story from a woman born in 1921...Surprisingly enough, the harem part seems pretty normal once you read this book. The part that is hard to take in is what mobs will do doing political turmoil, which seems pretty permanent in Iran. Then, stepping back at the end of the book, I was just floor...
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