320, pagine
lingua English
Pubblicato il 28 Ottobre 2015 da Orion Publishing Group, Limited.
"Rich, absorbing, and exotic, City of Lies travels up and down Vali Asr Street, Tehran's pulsing thoroughfare, from the lavish shopping malls of Tajrish through the smog that lingers over the alleyways and bazaars of the city's southern districts. Ramita Navai gives voice to ordinary Iranians forced to live extraordinary lives: the porn star, the aging socialite, the assassin and enemy of the state who ends up working for the Republic, the dutiful housewife who files for divorce, and the old-time thug running a gambling den."--
A bit history, a bit journalistic inquiry, a bit novel, this is a beautifully written fresco about Tehran and its people. At times, one might hear the echoes of the life of the writer herself, but that is never the main theme. Highly recommended if you want to understand more about what really Iran is about these days, and how it got there.
