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Saved by beauty, adventures of an American romantic in Iran, Roger Housden

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Saved by beauty, adventures of an American romantic in Iran, Roger Housden

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Saved by beauty

Oclc number

676726669

Responsibility statement

Roger Housden

Sub title

adventures of an American romantic in Iran

Summary

Poet, adventurer, and unapologetic romantic Housden travels to Iran to learn about the people, the culture, and the art of this misunderstood land

Table Of Contents

Writing Iran -- Leaving the known -- Paradise and poetry -- Talking stones -- Return to the source -- The blue dome -- Drink the wine -- More than one veil -- Christmas in Tehran -- One imam and three wise men -- The sorrow in Shiraz -- Razor's edge -- Politics as usual -- In Mesopotamia -- Return to beauty -- Interrogation, with room service

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