
Tales of two cities: a Persian memoir
Biography, Politics and government biography, Politics and government
Human-narrated audio
Summary
A college professor in California reminisces about his childhood in a strictly religious Muslim home in Iran. At fifteen he was sent to the U.S. for a Western education. He returned to Tehran with a Ph.D. in political science, was… imprisoned for ideological reasons, and eventually chose exile. His reflections offer insights into two strongly contrasting cultures. c1996.