With an eye for detail and a feel for her subject matter, moaveni has brought to life a country that is at once immensely important to the west and deeply misunderstood. Azadeh moaveni, middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to cover the rise of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Jan 01, 2009 a love story and a reporters first draft of history, honeymoon in tehran is a stirring, trenchant, and deeply personal chronicle of two years in the maelstrom of iranian life. It would seem that with azadeh moavenis background, being born in iran and raised and educated in the united states, she is the best person to provide the rest of the world with an even and balanced view of iran under the mullahs. For the next several years she reported from throughout the region as middle. Honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni librarything. Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns. Click to read more about honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni. Moaveni is an american journalist born to iranian immigrant parents but who still feels a distinct connection to the land of her heritage. As an iranian native of california and journalist for time magazine, moaveni spends her notable career reporting on the societal aspects of iran, from its controversial elections to trends in irans youth activist culture. Honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni overdrive rakuten. Azadeh moavenis honeymoon in tehran random house, 2009 tells of the repressiveness of irans mullahs and the struggles of the citizens. Honeymoon in tehran ebook the seattle public library. Azadeh moaveni born 1976, american journalist, author.
So not great, in fact, that i wondered if how much i loved azadeh moavenis first memoir, lipstick jihad, was just a fluke and that impulsively buying this second memoir in hardcover was a major mistake and i should just quit right then. Honeymoon in tehran is azadeh moavenis distinguished memoir of her time spent living in iran as a journalist and newly married mother. Irans personal side in azadeh moavenis honeymoon in tehran. In the late spring of 2005, i returned to iran to report on the countrys presidential election. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Honeymoon in tehran two years of love and danger in iran ebook. Azadeh moaveni audio books, best sellers, author bio. In her first book, lipstick jihad, moaveni vividly described irans.
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Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and. Two years of love and danger in iran azadeh moaveni random house, 2009 hardcover isbn 140006645x 9781400066452 memoir, 352 pages first sentence. Azadeh moaveni is a journalist, writer, and academic who has been covering the middle east for nearly two decades. In tehran in the spring of 2005, sent by time magazine to evaluate young peoples sense of their future on the eve of the iranian presidential election, moaveni, who then resided in beirut, was also testing the waters to see if she wanted to move to iran. Publishers weekly sharp and written with ferociously brilliant reporting, honeymoon in tehran, azadeh moavenis nuanced perspective on her ancestors homeland, is without peer. Azadeh moaveni is an american journalist, writer, and academic who has been covering the middle east for nearly two decades. Pdf honeymoon in tehran download full pdf book download. Azadeh moaveni talked about her book honeymoon in tehran. Gary shteyngart, author of absurdistan honeymoon in tehran is a timely, wellwritten, and intimate exploration of the soul of iran. Moavenis new book, honeymoon in tehran, which describes the fallout that the 2005 election of president mahmoud ahmadinejad would have on iran, paints a far less optimistic portrait. Mar 01, 2009 the subtitle of honeymoon in tehran, an engaging new book from the author of lipstick jihad, promises two years of love and danger in iran. Read honeymoon in tehran two years of love and danger in iran by azadeh moaveni available from rakuten kobo. Moavenis new book, honeymoon in tehran, which describes the fallout that the 2005 election of president mahmoud ahmadinejad would have on. Azadeh moaveni, a californiaraised iranianamerican, has tried hard to.
She weaves her encounters as a reporter into the story of meeting and marrying her husband. Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that. This edition contains a honeymoon in tehran discussion guide. 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. Honeymoon in tehran is intriguing and colorful, an evocative depiction of the weird modern existence of tehran, with its i love martyrdom murals of suicide bombers, versace billboards, and rickety buses adorned with portraits of shia saintsa place to fall in love and flee arrest. Her book on women and isis will be published in autumn of 2019. Oct 05, 2009 azadeh moaveni s honeymoon in tehran random house, 2009 tells of the repressiveness of irans mullahs and the struggles of the citizens to find happiness amidst the political, religious, and. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading honeymoon in tehran. It actually seemed to become quite timely to read, what with all the obama action against iran now, and all of these and many more articles about iranian president ahmadinejad in the national post. The iranianamerican author describes her return to iran as a reporter for time magazine, her marriage to an iranian man, the repressive iranian society and its impact, and her familys decision to leave iran. Buy ebook honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This is a wellwritten book detailing the daily life of an americaniranian young reporter in tehran. Azadeh moaveni, an american reporter of iranian descent, landed in tehran in early 2005 after publishing lipstick jihad, a memoir about her two years reporting inside iran in the early years of this decade. Honeymoon in tehran is the kind of book i would encourage most americans to read, especially since it provides so much insight into a country that so many americans view as a dangerous enemy. Topics moaveni, azadeh, 1976, ahmadinejad, mahmoud, moaveni, azadeh. Two years of love and danger in iran kindle edition by moaveni, azadeh. A video clip of azadeh moaveni talking about her book honeymoon in tehran. The first 50ish pages of honeymoon in tehran are not great.
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February 3, 2009 was shown as part of a promotion to watch the. Azadeh has written two books about iran that focus on women and youth culture, and coauthored the memoir of shirin ebadi, the iranian nobel peace laureate. She started reporting in cairo in 1999, while on a fulbright fellowship to the american university in cairo. Facing an uncertain future and hiding her pregnancy from the religious aut. Her 2019 book, guest house for young widows, has been shortlisted for the 2019 baillie gifford prize. Honeymoon in tehran is a memoir by iranianamerican journalist azadeh moaveni chronicling two years of her life living in tehran and dealing with the complications of a government that restricts the freedoms of women and journalists and especially women journalists. This book follows azadeh moavenis life after she returned to iran to chronical the government elections that produced mahmoud ahmadinejad as president. The novel spans two years as president ahmadinejad rises to power, and the. Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and contact with the west but whose economic grievances and. Irans personal side in azadeh moavenis honeymoon in. Azadeh moaveni honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni. In this memoir, an american journalists fascination with an elusive iranian mirrors her fraught relation to her parents homeland. Sharp and written with ferociously brilliant reporting, honeymoon in tehran, azadeh moavenis nuanced perspective on her ancestors homeland, is without peer. Honeymoon in tehran ebook by azadeh moaveni 9781588367778.
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. Azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to. I found honeymoon in tehran by browsing the library shelves one day. 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 ahmadinejads strident. Publishers weekly sharp and written with ferociously brilliant reporting, honeymoon in tehran, azadeh moaveni s nuanced perspective on her ancestors homeland, is without peer. She is the author of one of the defining books on iranian youth culture, lipstick jihad, the memoir honeymoon in tehran, and coauthor, with nobel laureate shirin ebadi, of iran awakening. In 2005, azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to cover the rise of president mahmoud ahmadinejad.
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