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Honeymoon in Tehran

Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran
By Azadeh Moaveni
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Honeymoon in Tehran by Azadeh Moaveni provides a captivating memoir of the author’s life in Iran as a journalist and a young bride. The book explores her personal story entwined with the political landscape, offering insights into Iranian society's complexities and the daily realities under its regime. Moaveni’s narrative blends personal experiences with broader cultural and political reflections, providing a unique perspective on life in contemporary Iran.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by personal narratives that intertwine political history with intimate storytelling. This memoir offers an insightful exploration of life in Iran, capturing the nuances of cultural identity and the challenges of living under an often tumultuous regime. It’s perfect for readers interested in a blend of personal experience and historical context set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing Tehran.

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Honeymoon in Tehran

Powerful and poignant, "Honeymoon in Tehran" is a stirring, trenchant, and deeply personal chronicle of two years in the maelstrom of Iranian life.

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For readers of Kabul Beauty School and Funny in Farsi, the unforgettable story of a young American journalist who falls in love and starts a family in Iran.

Azadeh Moaveni, longtime Middle East correspondent for Time magazine, returns to Iran to cover the rise of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Living and working in Tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and contact with the West, but whose economic grievances and nationalist spirit find an outlet in Ahmadinejad's strident pronouncements.

And then the unexpected happens—Azadeh falls in love with a young Iranian man and decides to get married and start a family in Tehran. Suddenly, she finds herself navigating an altogether different side of Iranian life.

As women are arrested for "immodest dress" and the authorities unleash a campaign of intimidation against journalists, Azadeh is forced to make the difficult decision that her family's future lies outside Iran.

Powerful and poignant, Honeymoon in Tehran is the harrowing story of a young woman's tenuous life in a country she thought she could change.

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Azadeh Moaveni's Honeymoon in Tehran is highly praised for its blend of political commentary and social observation, offering readers deeper insights into Iran beyond the headlines. It provides a rare and rich glimpse into a closed society, capturing the nuances of coming-of-age across two cultures with keen observation. The book is lauded for its sharp, nuanced reporting that offers a complex, intimate exploration of Iran's political and cultural landscape.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780812977905

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 April 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 302g

Pages: 368

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Asian History Azadeh Moaveni Biography & Memoir History & Military Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Azadeh Moaveni is the author of Lipstick Jihad and the co-author, with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, of Iran Awakening. She has lived and reported throughout the Middle East, and speaks both Farsi and Arabic fluently. As one of the few American correspondents allowed to work continuously in Iran since 1999, she has reported widely on youth culture, women's rights, and Islamic reform for Time, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, and the Los Angeles Times. Currently a Time magazine contributing writer on Iran and the Middle East, she lives with her husband and son in London. www.azadeh.info

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