Honeymoon in Purdah
Subtitle: an Iranian journey
By: Alison Wearing
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780676973624
Subjects: Travel; Voyages; Description and travel; Social life and customs; Descriptions et voyages; Moeurs et coutumes; Manners and customs; Canadian literature
Description: "Donning the cloak of Islam, Alison Wearing journeys beyond the legacy of revolution, religious fundamentalism and veiled women to find the real people of Iran. She takes us into the homes and hearts of people whose spirit, intelligence and laughter enlighten and impress, and the result is a collection of riveting, often funny, portraits of the generous, irrepressible people she meets on her travels. With a novelist's love of language and eye for dramatic detail, Wearing offers us startling glimpses into this enigmatic country and introduces us to people who welcome her, feed her and send her off on one adventure after another. Honeymoon in Purdah reveals an Iran rarely seen by Westerners and introduces an exceptional young writer."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: The Small Speed Bus; title: Wall Comb Frans; title: Dinner with the Shah; title: We Seek the Truth; title: Confession; title: Seex-meel-yun-do-lur-men; title: Mister Canada, We Take Your Wife; title: The Greatest Tea House in Iran; title: So Much Ridiculous; title: An Angel at the Airport; title: The Colour of Old Blood; title: I Martyr No Am; title: The Act of Respiration; title: Iran Khoob.