We Heard the Heavens Then: A Memoir of Iran

Author: Aria Minu-Sepehr
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Biography: Literary, Memoirs, Middle Eastern History
Age Group: 15+
Book Format: Paperback

A piercing look at revolution through the wide-open eyes of a child, this is the true story of an extraordinary father/son relationship imperiled by Iran's ominous and drastically changing political climate.

Aria Minu-Sepehr was raised in a sheltered world of extraordinary privilege as the son of a major general in the Shah's Imperial Iranian Air Force. The 1970s were the end result of half a century of Westernization in Iran, and Aria's father was the man of the hour. But when the Shah was overthrown and the Ayatollah rose to power in 1979, Aria's idyllic life skidded to a halt. The surreal began to invade the mundane, pictures of executed family friends soon covered the newspaper, and ten-year-old Aria was thrust into the terrorized world of adults. In this critically acclaimed and deeply moving memoir, Minu-Sepehr takes us into the heart of the revolution when a boy's hero, once held up as the nation's pride, became a hunted man.

About Aria Minu-sepehr
Aria Minu-Sepehr moved with his family to the United States following the fall of the shah of Iran in 1979. He is an adjunct professor of English, founder of the Forum for Middle East Awareness, and a public lecturer in fields related to Iran and the Middle East. He lives in Oregon with his wife and two daughters.

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SKU BK-9781451652192
Barcode # 9781451652192
Brand Simon & Schuster
Artist / Author Aria Minu-Sepehr
Shipping Weight 0.2700kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.220m
Assembled Length 22.100m
Assembled Height 2.000m
Assembled Width 14.500m
Type Paperback

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