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Title: Searching for Hassan : A Journey to the Heart of Iran by Terence Ward ISBN: 1-4000-3223-7 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (27 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Fascinating Journey
Comment: The Ward Family's almost quixotic journey back to Iran to find their former housekeeper is the background to what, in many respects, is a primer on Iranian history. For me, the actual search for Hassan was a subtext to the more interesting historical and religious insights offered by the author into Islam, Iranian history and culture. At times, the book is a bit unbalanced, and anti-Western in sentiment. But, I recommend it to anyone who (like me) knows very little about Iran and its history and culture.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well done Mr. Ward.
Comment: Read this book and while you are following one American family's exciting trip through Iran in pursuit of it's goal, you'll learn more about the country and its rich history, people, warmth and hospitality, kindness, etc. And at the end, you'll find yourself having a different picture of Iran and Iranians that you probably didn't know existed. You'll feel good. I guarantee it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely beautiful!
Comment: I didn't know too much about this book when I picked it up, but judging by its cover I thought it would be a quest in search of Hassan. The title, however, is a little misleading, the book is a far richer spiritual journey, breathing life into the past with a depth and richness rarely seen. I'd call the book a "hard" read for the average reader, not because the language is difficult, but because it is such a rich piece of work that you simply can not rush through it. So rich, in fact, that you have to absorb bits at a time and let it sink in. This is a gorgeous recollection by Terence Ward and is about him and his 3 brothers and parents, as they return to Iran during a time when it was not so safe for travelling foreigners, to rediscover a part of their childhood and past. The Wards have not been back to Iran since the 1960's and this adventure takes place around about 1998. The Ward family travels to desinations near and far and the prose that Ward uses to describe the terrain and people, and to also weave their past back into the story is nothing short of breathtaking. He is truly a gifted writer with a special talent for capturing moments and people and experiences, managing to flawlessly translate them into colorful prose. Searching for Hassan comes to fruition towards the end of the book, and is a beautiful story in and of itself. But I highly reccommend this book as a informative source on culture and history. I do agree with the other reviewers that the political outlook is skewed--thsi is not a better future for Iranians. The Shah might have been cruel and greedy, BUT the regime that followed was and is a classic example of "out of the frying pan and into the FIRE." One cannot help but to think that maybe Mr. Ward was influenced to write kindly about the current political regime...but read the other reviews for a deeper analysis of that as one reviewer pegs it completely, explaining all about LA Iranians and their persecution, etc. Other than the soft political views, this is actually a great piece of work---and kudos to Mr. Ward for being such an amazing man and sharing the wonderful story of his journey with his family to Iran, and bringing it all to life so movingly. His knowledge of Persian culture and history by far outrivals most of his peers. Thank you Mr. Ward!
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Title: Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys Across Iran by Afshin Molavi ISBN: 0393051196 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran : A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi ISBN: 0375504907 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi ISBN: 0375422307 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Funny in Farsi : A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas ISBN: 1400060400 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Foreigner by Nahid Rachlin ISBN: 0393319083 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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