Tehran, Lipstick And Loopholes
Author | : Nahal Tajadod |
Publisher | : Virago |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2010-03-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780748111404 |
ISBN-13 | : 0748111409 |
Rating | : 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A wry and humorous account of the author's quest to get her Iranian passport renewed. She embarks on a bizarre and circuitous journey, meeting a colourful cast of characters along the way: two photographers who specialise in Islamic portraits, a forensic surgeon who trades in human organs, a madam who wants to send prostitutes to Dubai and a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official. Tehran, Lipstick and Loopholes is a fascinating look at the constraints and contradictions of contemporary life in Tehran from the author's unique standpoint of being both a native of Iran and a foreigner.