| Persian Lions, Persian Lambs: An American's Odyssey in Iran Contributor(s): Harnack, Curtis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0595455328 ISBN-13: 9780595455324 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $18.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: At the height of the Cold War a young American teaches in provincial Iran, near the Russian border. His students reveal their inner selves, their struggles to be modern, while still caught in ancient Persian traditions. Hailed as a travel book in the great tradition, the Chicago "Tribune" called it "a delicious rarity that one is sorry to finish but happy to recommend," and the London Sunday "Telegraph": "Observant and often poignant, it is profound in its questions." "The New York Times" Book Review: "An urbane and well-written account . Mr. Harnack has eminently succeeded." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Middle East - General - Travel | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 915 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: At the height of the Cold War a young American teaches in provincial Iran, near the Russian border. His students reveal their inner selves, their struggles to be modern, while still caught in ancient Persian traditions. Hailed as a travel book in the great tradition, the Chicago Tribune called it "a delicious rarity that one is sorry to finish but happy to recommend," and the London Sunday Telegraph: "Observant and often poignant, it is profound in its questions." The New York Times Book Review: "An urbane and well-written account . Mr. Harnack has eminently succeeded." |