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Daughter of Persia : A Woman's Journey From Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
Daughter of Persia A Woman's Journey From Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
Author: Sattareh Farman Farmaian, Dona Munker
The remarkable story of the daughter of a once powerful and wealthy shazdeh, or prince, Farmaian tells a fascinating tale of growing up in the 1930s in a Persian harem compound in Tehran. Breaking with Muslim tradition, she became an independent woman and found herself arrested as a counterrevolutionary. A dramatic window on Iran's journey t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385468664
ISBN-10: 0385468660
Publication Date: 4/1/1993
Pages: 432
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3.3 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Interesting especially in light of politics and what's going on in the middle east now. I found it a bit difficult to get into in the early pages, but it picks up later.


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