Honeymoon in tehran is azadeh moavenis distinguished memoir of her time spent living in iran. Click to read more about honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni. Azadeh moaveni honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni. This edition contains a honeymoon in tehran discussion guide. When journalist azadeh moaveni returned to iran in 2005, the unexpected happened she fell in love and made the difficult choice to try and start a family in tehran. In the late spring of 2005, i returned to iran to report on the countrys presidential election. She worked with editor david ebershoff on her memoir, honeymoon in tehran. Moavenis new book, honeymoon in tehran, which describes the fallout that the 2005 election of president mahmoud ahmadinejad would have on. Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and contact with the west but whose economic grievances and. Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and contact with the west but. She started reporting in cairo in 1999, while on a fulbright fellowship to the american university in cairo.
In november 2015, she published a frontpage piece in the new york times on isis women defectors that was finalist for a pulitzer prize as part of the timess isis coverage. For the next several years she reported from throughout the region as middle. In this memoir, an american journalists fascination with an elusive iranian mirrors her fraught relation to her parents homeland. Azadeh moaveni was an american reporter in tehran in 2005 covering the rise of mahmoud ahmadinejad, the new president of iran, when the unexpected happenedshe met her soul mate, fell in love, and became pregnant. Gary shteyngart, author of absurdistan honeymoon in tehran is a timely, wellwritten, and intimate exploration of the soul of iran. Honeymoon in tehran npr coverage of honeymoon in tehran.
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. Moaveni is an american journalist born to iranian immigrant parents but who still feels a distinct connection to the land of her heritage. A memoir of revolution and hope, and lipstick jihad. Azadeh moaveni was an american reporter in tehran in 2005 covering the rise of ahmadinejad when the unexpected happened she met her soul mate, fell in love, and became pregnant. In 2005, azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time magazine, returned to iran to cover the rise of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Jan 01, 2009 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.
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. Azadeh moavenis book honeymoon in tehran tells the story of how an unconventional journalist worked in iran, fell in love and coped with the arbitrary strictures of iranian social, religious. 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. For the next several years she reported from throughout the region as middle east correspondent for time magazine, based in tehran, and also covering lebanon, syria, egypt, and iraq. Azadeh moaveni she started reporting in cairo in 1999 while on a fulbright fellowship to the american university in cairo. Fans can now add to reading lolita in tehran and persepolis the latest from lipstick jihad author azadeh moaveni, honeymoon in tehran. Honeymoon in tehran ebook by azadeh moaveni 9781588367778. Publishers weekly sharp and written with ferociously brilliant reporting, honeymoon in tehran, azadeh moaveni s nuanced perspective on her ancestors homeland, is without peer.
Publishers weekly oct 20, 2008 in her new memoir, americanborn journalist moaveni lipstick jihad returns to tehran in 2005 to cover mahmoud ahmadinejads election for time magazine, hoping to make the. Azadeh moaveni books list of books by author azadeh moaveni. Praise for i was told to come alone souad mekhennet. In her first book, lipstick jihad, moaveni vividly described irans. 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. 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 pronouncements. When steve inskeep visited iran in this month, these three books provided the.
Publication date 2009 topics moaveni, azadeh, 1976, women journalists iran biography. Honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni librarything. In 2005, azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time. Both 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. 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. Moaveni was born in 1976 in palo alto, california and she grew up in san jose, california. Honeymoon package honeysuckle bliss pages directory. Two years of love and danger in iran by azadeh moaveni online at alibris. Iranian american journalist moaveni honeymoon in tehran. Azadeh moaveni, a californiaraised iranianamerican, has tried hard to.
Azadeh moaveni, middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to cover the rise of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Powerful and poignant, honeymoon in tehran is the harrowing story of a young womans tenuous life in a country she thought she could change. The americanborn journalist talked about her decision to move to. Frank, somewhat scattershot account by californiaborn journalist moaveni lipstick jihad, 2005 of life under irans repressive regime. Honeymoon in tehran by azadeh moaveni overdrive rakuten.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 2005, azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to cover the rise of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Azar nafisi and azadeh moaveni chronicle life in pre and postrevolution iran. 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. As the book progresses, irans nuclear standoff with the united states heats up. Discover book depositorys huge selection of azadeh moaveni books online. As she documents the firebrand leaders entry onto the world stage, mo 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. 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. Publication date 2010 topics moaveni, azadeh, 1976, ahmadinejad, mahmoud. Two years of love and danger in iran azadeh moaveni random house, 2009 hardcover isbn 140006645x 9781400066452 memoir, 352 pages first sentence. Living and working in tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and.
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Azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Her book on women and isis will be published in autumn of 2019. Azadeh is a lecturer in journalism at new york university, london, and her work often appears in the financial times, the guardian and the new york times, among others. Publishers weekly oct 20, 2008 in her new memoir, americanborn journalist moaveni lipstick jihad returns to tehran in 2005 to cover mahmoud ahmadinejads election for time magazine, hoping to make the city her permanent home. She travels regularly to the region and is currently researching a book on the role of women inside the islamic state. Azadeh moaveni, author of lipstick jihad and honeymoon in tehran. For the next several years she reported from throughout the region as middle east correspondent for time magazine, based in tehran, but covering lebanon, syria, egypt and iraq. Azadeh moaveni, longtime middle east correspondent for time magazine, returns to iran to cover the rise of president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Sharp and written with ferociously brilliant reporting, honeymoon in tehran, azadeh moaveni s nuanced perspective on her ancestors homeland, is without peer.
On february 4, 2005 azadeh released her first book, a memoir entitled lipstick jihad, which details her. Two years of love and danger in iran first edition first printing by moaveni, azadeh isbn. Publishers weekly sharp and written with ferociously brilliant reporting, honeymoon in tehran, azadeh moavenis nuanced perspective on her ancestors homeland, is without peer. This book follows azadeh moavenis life after she returned to iran to chronical the government elections that produced mahmoud ahmadinejad as president. Azadeh moaveni talked about her book honeymoon in tehran. Shortly after giving birth, she learned that she would soon be.
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