City of Lies
Electronic book text
Love, Sex, Death and the Search for Truth in Tehran
Far removed from the picture of Tehran we glimpse in news stories, there is another, hidden city, where survival depends on an intricate network of lies and falsehoods. It is a place where Mullahs visit prostitutes, cosmetic surgeons restore girls' virginity and homemade porn is bought and sold in the bazaars.
It is also the home of our eight protagonists, drawn from across the spectrum of Iranian society: the porn star, the ageing socialite, the assassin and enemy of the state who ends up working for the Republic, the volunteer religious militiaman who undergoes a sex change, the dutiful housewife who files for divorce, and the old-time thug running a gambling den.These are ordinary people forced to live extraordinary lives. Plotted around the city's pulsing central thoroughfare, Vali Asr Street, CITY OF LIES is an energetic, intimate and unforgettable portrait of modern Tehran and of what it is to live, love and survive under one of world's most brutally repressive regimes.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9780297869504
- Author: Ramita Navai
- Pub date: 08.05.14
- RRP: $56.00
- Format: Electronic book text
Author
Ramita Navai
Ramita Navai is a British-Iranian journalist and reporter for Channel 4's foreign affairs series, UNREPORTED WORLD. She has reported from over 30 different countries, including Sudan, Afghanistan, Egypt, Nigeria, El Salvador and Zimbabwe. She was awarded an EMMY for her undercover report from Syria. She has also worked as a journalist for the United Nations in Pakistan, northern Iraq and Iran, and was the Tehran correspondent for THE TIMES from 2003 to 2006. CITY OF LIES was awarded the ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE JERWOOD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION in 2012.
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