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Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution Paperback - 2006

by Sattareh Farman Farmaian; Dona Munker

A dramatic look at Iran's journey through the 20th century. After earning an advanced degree in social work in the U.S., Farmaian returned to Iran, founded the Tehran School of Social Work, and waged a war on poverty and disease for 20 years. But when Ayatollah Khomeini came into power, she faced possible execution as a "counter-revolutionary". Photographs.


From the publisher

Sattareh Farman Farmaian immigrated to the United States in 1979. She lives in Los Angeles. Dona Munker is a writer, editor, and teacher. She lives in New York.

First line

WHEN MEMORY HAUNTS ME, ABOVE ALL IT IS HIM THAT I Remember.

From the jacket flap

The Remarkable story of the daughter of a once powerful and wealthy shazdeh, or prince, Farmaian tells a fascinating tale of growing up in the 1930s in a Persian harem compound in Tehran. Breaking with Muslim tradition, she became an independent woman and found herself arrested as a counterrevolutionary. A dramtic window on Iran's journey through the twentieth century.

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  • Title Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
  • Author Sattareh Farman Farmaian; Dona Munker
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Crown Publishing Group (NY), New York:
  • Date 2006-06-27
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780307339744 / 0307339742
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Iran, Women - Iran
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007271289
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

“Beautifully written.” —New York Times Book Review

“A great life story. [A] loving memoir, which both describes [Farmaian’s] lost world and, at the same time, explains why it had to disappear.” —Wall Street Journal

“Sattareh Farman Farmaian has given us a remarkable personal story as well as a succinct history of her enigmatic and exasperating homeland.” —Los Angeles Times

About the author

Sattareh Farman Farmaian immigrated to the United States in 1979. She lives in Los Angeles. Dona Munker is a writer, editor, and teacher. She lives in New York.
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