Prisoner of Tehran: A Memoir
by:
Marina Nemat (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781416537427 (1416537422)
Publish date: May 1st 2007
Publisher: Free Press
Pages no: 306
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Religion,
Biography Memoir,
Canada,
Iran
How do you review books about trauma? I've been thinking about that a lot the last few days, as I was trying to figure out what I wanted to say about this book, and also the two I read around the same time, reviews for which will appear over the next few days. I've said the universe sometimes throws...
I loved this book. It was a rare opportunity to learn about the life of common people of Iran. The author described her life before and after the collapse of the freedoms within Iran. Although it was a historical account, it was told in a interesting fashion and kept me interested to see how she ...
I have a strong interest in Iranian culture (particularly in Persian cinema) and I'd like to visit Tehran and perhaps even live in the Middle East someday—if the political climate simmers down a bit, that is. Hence why I picked up Prisoner of Tehran at a local Chapters. I was prepared to enjoy the s...
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