Farewell Shiraz: An Iranian Memoir of Revolution and Exile - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:American University in Cairo PressISBN-13:9789774168260ISBN-10:9774168267UPC:9789774168260Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Political, MilitaryBook Topic:Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCQT6DEB5J
Farewell Shiraz: An Iranian Memoir of Revolution and Exile
A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah
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...Language:EnglishPublisher:American University in Cairo PressISBN-13:9789774168260ISBN-10:9774168267UPC:9789774168260Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Political, MilitaryBook Topic:Revolutions & Wars of IndependenceSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.7527Product ID:SCQT6DEB5J
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.
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