We heard the heavens then : a memoir of Iran / Aria Minu-Sepehr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minu-Sepehr, Aria.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minu-Sepehr, Aria.

Iranians--20th century--Biography.

Iranians.

Iran--History--Revolution, 1979.

Iran.

History.

Iran--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Free Press hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Free Press, 2012.

Summary:

"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 ... As the surreal began to invade the mundane, with family friends disappearing every day and resources growing scarce, Aria found himself torn between being the man of the house and being a much needed source of comic relief. His antics shone a bright light for his family, showing them how to escape, if only momentarily, the grief and horror that a vengeful revolution brought into their lives. In this tightly focused memoir, Aria Minu-Sepehr takes us back through his explosive youth, into the heart of the revolution when a boy's hero, held up as the nation's pride, became a hunted man."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

1 "Corrupter of the Land" 1

2 Breaking the Sound Barrier 23

3 IRaised This One 45

4 Where Parallel Lines Cross 65

5 A Grand Comedy 73

6 The Writing on the Wall 87

7 Burning Down the House 101

8 The Escape 125

9 My Own Revolution 143

10 Turning Rotten 161

11 The Chase 173

12 You, Too, Major? 185

13 Terminal Exam 189

14 No Generals Left 199

15 Declaration 209.

ISBN:

9781451652185

1451652186

OCLC:

783245609