Land of the Turquoise Mountains

Journeys Across Iran

Cyrus Massoudi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2016
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78453-570-4 (ISBN)

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A compelling personal journey of discovery, illuminating the Iran that lies beyond the headlines.

For Cyrus Massoudi, a young British-born Iranian, the country his parents were forced to flee thirty years ago was a place wholly unknown to him. Wanting to make sense of his roots and piece together the divided, divisive and deeply contradictory puzzle that is contemporary Iran, he embarked on a series of journeys that spanned hundreds of miles and thousands of years. Rich portrayals of Sufis and ageing aristocrats, smugglers and underground rock bands are all woven together with history, religion and mythology to form a unique portrait of contemporary Iranian society. And, running through the heart of the narrative, lies Massoudi's poignant personal quest; his struggle echoing that of Iran itself, as it fights to forge a cohesive modern identity. Land of the Turquoise Mountains reveals a world beyond the propaganda-driven, media-fuelled image of fractious, flag-burning fundamentalism and provides a compelling glimpse both into the heart of a deeply misunderstood nation and into what it is to seek out and discover one's heritage.

Cyrus Massoudi is Iranian but has lived in England for most of his life. This is his first book.

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Erscheinungsdatum	03.03.2016
Zusatzinfo	1 map
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Naher Osten
	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-78453-570-2 / 1784535702
ISBN-13	978-1-78453-570-4 / 9781784535704
Zustand	Neuware