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Farewell Shiraz: An Iranian Memoir of Revolution and Exile
Cyrus Kadivar
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Description for Farewell Shiraz: An Iranian Memoir of Revolution and Exile
Hardcover. A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; BM; HBJF; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
In October 1999 during a trip to Cairo, Cyrus Kadivar, an exiled Iranian living in London, visited the tomb of the last shah and opened a Pandora's box. Haunted by nostalgia for a bygone era, he recalled a protected and idyllic childhood in the fabled city of Shiraz and his coming of age during the 1979 Iranian revolution. Back in London, he reflected on what had happened to him and his family after their uprooting and decided to conduct his own investigation into why he lost his country. He spent the next ten years seeking out witnesses who would shed ... Read more
In October 1999 during a trip to Cairo, Cyrus Kadivar, an exiled Iranian living in London, visited the tomb of the last shah and opened a Pandora's box. Haunted by nostalgia for a bygone era, he recalled a protected and idyllic childhood in the fabled city of Shiraz and his coming of age during the 1979 Iranian revolution. Back in London, he reflected on what had happened to him and his family after their uprooting and decided to conduct his own investigation into why he lost his country. He spent the next ten years seeking out witnesses who would shed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774168260
SKU
V9789774168260
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About Cyrus Kadivar
Cyrus Kadivar was born in Minnesota to Iranian-French parents. He grew up during the Shah's reign in the Persian city of Shiraz. At sixteen he and his family were uprooted by the 1979 revolution. He has since worked as a banker, freelance journalist, and political risk consultant and lives in London.
Reviews for Farewell Shiraz: An Iranian Memoir of Revolution and Exile
'Farewell Shiraz' is a sensitive, gentle, nostalgic and very personal account of a world which disappeared in the maelstrom of revolution in 1979, an event which, like the French revolution may yet define the century which followed it. Certainly, we live with the consequences today, whether domestically, in Europe or in the Middle East. It has taught me much about ... Read more