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Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
Roya Hakakian
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On the evening of September 17, 1992, eight leading members of the Iranian and Kurdish opposition had gathered at a little-known restaurant in Berlin when two darkly-clad men burst through the entrance. Within moments, the roar of a machine gun filled the air. Two rounds of fire and four single shots later, four of the men were dead. One of the survivors of that shooting, along with the widow of one of the victims and a handful of reporters, attorneys, and fellow exiles, began a crusade that would not only pit them against Tehran but against some of the greatest ... Read more
On the evening of September 17, 1992, eight leading members of the Iranian and Kurdish opposition had gathered at a little-known restaurant in Berlin when two darkly-clad men burst through the entrance. Within moments, the roar of a machine gun filled the air. Two rounds of fire and four single shots later, four of the men were dead. One of the survivors of that shooting, along with the widow of one of the victims and a handful of reporters, attorneys, and fellow exiles, began a crusade that would not only pit them against Tehran but against some of the greatest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Grove Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802145970
SKU
V9780802145970
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About Roya Hakakian
Roya Hakakian is a former associate producer at CBS's 60 Minutes and a recipient of Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction. She's the author of two books of poetry in Persian and the acclaimed memoir Journey from the Land of No. Her opinions and essays have appeared in numerous publications, including National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She lives in Connecticut.
Reviews for Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
Named a New York Times Notable Book of 2011 and Best Nonfiction of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews "[Assassins of the Turquoise Palace] is a painstaking and riveting account
a true story that reads like an international thriller."
The Daily Beast/ Newsweek, "Ten Books That You Might Have Missed But Shouldn't" "[A] riveting account of a multiple murder and trial that led to ... Read more
a true story that reads like an international thriller."
The Daily Beast/ Newsweek, "Ten Books That You Might Have Missed But Shouldn't" "[A] riveting account of a multiple murder and trial that led to ... Read more