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Tales From The Zirzameen

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Publication Year: 2017 ISBN: 9780692846902 Book Title: Tales from the Zirzameen Item Length: 9 in gtin13: 9780692846902 Author: Brian Hanson Appleton Format: Hardcover Item Height: 0.5 in Item Width: 6 in Topic: Cultural Heritage, Literary, Historical Item Weight: 14.4 Oz Genre: Biography & Autobiography Illustrator: Yes Language: English Publisher: Appleton, Brian H.

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Tales From The Zirzameen ISBN13: 9780692846902 ISBN10: 0692846905 Author: Appleton, Brian Hanson (Author) Description: This Book Is A Non Fiction Autobiographical Account Of An American Expat's Experiences With Iranians And Iran It Is A Series Of 12 Short Stories In Chronological Order At Age Eleven He Went To Boarding School In Rome With The Grandson Of Sardar Homayoun Who Was Offered The Monarchy Of Iran By The British Rather Than Reza Shah But He Turned It Down Because He Dwas A Freind Of The Last Qajar King Ahmad Shah And A Coup Would Have Invoved Killing His Compatriots The Author Went To Iran For The First Time Alone And Stayed With The Family Of His Best Friend For The Summer Of 1966 He Then Went On To Work In Iran From 1974 To 1979 His Experienc In Iran Was Unlike The Typcial Foreign Workers Experience Because Of The Connections His Host Family Had To All The Old Aristocracy Of Iran He Acted In Films And Socialized With Members Of The Royal Family He Became Assistant Manager Of A Ship Duilding Company And Helped Obtain Tariff Protection For The Nascent Iranian Ship Building Industry During His Employ He Worked For Bell Helicopter International In Their Employee And Community Relations Department With Responsibilities Of A Crisis Officer, Helping American Guest Workers Get Out Of Difficulties And Helping To Evacuate Over 2000 People During The Revolution Of 1979 During Which He Was Briefly Taken Hostage He Stayed On For Five Months After The Revolution As He Had Become Completely Assimilated Into Iranian Culture And Did Not Want To Leave He Declined An Arranged Marriage Into One Of The Most Respected Aristocratic Families Whose Patriarch Had Been Prime Minister 13 Times Under Two Different Dynasties Finally He Had To Leave As Foreigners Were No Longer Being Allowed To Work In Iran In 2008 He Returned For The Summer To Relocate Old Friends And To Observe The Pros And Cons Fo Post Revolutionary Iran And To Enjoy The Iranian People And Culture Which No Regime Can Change Binding: Hardcover, Hardcover Publisher: Brian H Appleton Publication Date: 2017-04-15 Weight: 0.9 lbs Dimensions: 0.5'' H x 9'' L x 6'' W Number of Pages: 190 Language: English

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