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- ISBN
- 9780306818844
- EAN
- 9780306818844
- Book Title
- Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard : A Journey Through the Inside-Out Worlds of Iran and Afghanistan
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Travel, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Asia / Southwest, Sociology / General, Modern / 21st Century, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 15.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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An engrossing blend of travel writing and history, Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard traces one man's adventure-filled journey through today's Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, and describes his remarkable attempt to make sense of the present by delving into the past. Setting out to gain insight into the lives of Iranians and Afghans today, Nicholas Jubber is surprised to uncover the legacy of a vibrant pre-Islamic Persian culture that has endured even in times of the most fanatic religious fundamentalism. Everywhere--from underground dance parties to religious shrines to opium dens--he finds powerful and unbreakable connections to a time when both Iran and Afghanistan were part of the same mighty empire, when the flame of Persian culture lit up the world. Whether through his encounters with poets and cab drivers or run-ins with "pleasure daughters" and mujahideen, again and again Jubber is drawn back to the eleventh-century Persian epic, the Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"). The poem becomes not only his window into the region's past, but also his link to its tumultuous present, and through it Jubber gains access to an Iran and Afghanistan seldom revealed or depicted: inside-out worlds in which he has tea with a warlord, is taught how to walk like an Afghan, and even discovers, on a night full of bootleg alcohol and dancing, what it means to drink arak off an Ayatollah's beard.
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Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306818841
ISBN-13
9780306818844
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77831724
Product Key Features
Book Title
Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard : A Journey Through the Inside-Out Worlds of Iran and Afghanistan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southwest, Sociology / General, Modern / 21st Century, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Travel, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds259.2.J83 2010
Reviews
Jason Elliot, author of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan and Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran "It is impossible not to admire an author who travels to the world's most notorious destinations, taking a thousand-year-old poet for his guide. From the twinkling navels of Tehran's illicit raves to the war-weary towns of southern Afghanistan, the adventure is brilliantly told: a compendium of humor, insight, and scholarly detail, and an authentic love affair with Persian culture that outstrips time itself." Publishers Weekly , 3/29/10 "[A] travelogue-cum-history…Jubber's account offers a full and satisfying panorama of the region with its rich paradoxes and complexities intact." Booklist , 5/15/10 "Recounting Ferdowsi's tribulations amid amusing self-deprecation about his own bungling, Jubber renders a lively portrait of the Iranians and Afghanis whom he meets and befriends. Those interested in founts of Iranian cultural pride will be entertainingly informed by the eminently readable and adventuresome Jubber." Library Journal , May 2010 "Jubber does more than just write a travel guide…he blurs the lines between past and present by making the history of the people from Iran and Afghanistan come alive via his personal quest through both countries. Jubber presents his journey just as it happened, and the raw emotion and experience come through his words…A fascinating travel documentary that juxtaposes past and present with engrossing dialog and narrative." Irish Times (Ireland), 12/17/10 "This is an extraordinary travelogue that feels like it is shifting through time as well as space. Nicholas Jubber roams the Middle East with the Shahnameh ( Book of Kings ), an 11th-century Persian epic poem, as his guide. Jubber goes completely native in the book, and it is all the stronger for it, as he does an impeccable job of plumbing the bewilderingly intricate depths of Iranian society. Definitely one to change attitudes about a largely misunderstood country.", Jason Elliot, author of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan and Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran "It is impossible not to admire an author who travels to the world's most notorious destinations, taking a thousand-year-old poet for his guide. From the twinkling navels of Tehran's illicit raves to the war-weary towns of southern Afghanistan, the adventure is brilliantly told: a compendium of humor, insight, and scholarly detail, and an authentic love affair with Persian culture that outstrips time itself." Publishers Weekly , 3/29/10 "[A] travelogue-cum-history...Jubber's account offers a full and satisfying panorama of the region with its rich paradoxes and complexities intact." Booklist , 5/15/10 "Recounting Ferdowsi's tribulations amid amusing self-deprecation about his own bungling, Jubber renders a lively portrait of the Iranians and Afghanis whom he meets and befriends. Those interested in founts of Iranian cultural pride will be entertainingly informed by the eminently readable and adventuresome Jubber.", Jason Elliot, author of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan and Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran "It is impossible not to admire an author who travels to the world's most notorious destinations, taking a thousand-year-old poet for his guide. From the twinkling navels of Tehran's illicit raves to the war-weary towns of southern Afghanistan, the adventure is brilliantly told: a compendium of humor, insight, and scholarly detail, and an authentic love affair with Persian culture that outstrips time itself." Publishers Weekly , 3/29/10 "[A] travelogue-cum-history...Jubber's account offers a full and satisfying panorama of the region with its rich paradoxes and complexities intact." Booklist , 5/15/10 "Recounting Ferdowsi's tribulations amid amusing self-deprecation about his own bungling, Jubber renders a lively portrait of the Iranians and Afghanis whom he meets and befriends. Those interested in founts of Iranian cultural pride will be entertainingly informed by the eminently readable and adventuresome Jubber." Library Journal , May 2010 "Jubber does more than just write a travel guide...he blurs the lines between past and present by making the history of the people from Iran and Afghanistan come alive via his personal quest through both countries. Jubber presents his journey just as it happened, and the raw emotion and experience come through his words...A fascinating travel documentary that juxtaposes past and present with engrossing dialog and narrative." Irish Times (Ireland), 12/17/10 "This is an extraordinary travelogue that feels like it is shifting through time as well as space. Nicholas Jubber roams the Middle East with the Shahnameh ( Book of Kings ), an 11th-century Persian epic poem, as his guide. Jubber goes completely native in the book, and it is all the stronger for it, as he does an impeccable job of plumbing the bewilderingly intricate depths of Iranian society. Definitely one to change attitudes about a largely misunderstood country.", Jason Elliot, author of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan and Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran "It is impossible not to admire an author who travels to the world's most notorious destinations, taking a thousand-year-old poet for his guide. From the twinkling navels of Tehran's illicit raves to the war-weary towns of southern Afghanistan, the adventure is brilliantly told: a compendium of humor, insight, and scholarly detail, and an authentic love affair with Persian culture that outstrips time itself." Publishers Weekly , 3/29/10 "[A] travelogue-cum-history&Jubber's account offers a full and satisfying panorama of the region with its rich paradoxes and complexities intact." Booklist , 5/15/10 "Recounting Ferdowsi's tribulations amid amusing self-deprecation about his own bungling, Jubber renders a lively portrait of the Iranians and Afghanis whom he meets and befriends. Those interested in founts of Iranian cultural pride will be entertainingly informed by the eminently readable and adventuresome Jubber." Library Journal , May 2010 "Jubber does more than just write a travel guide&he blurs the lines between past and present by making the history of the people from Iran and Afghanistan come alive via his personal quest through both countries. Jubber presents his journey just as it happened, and the raw emotion and experience come through his words&A fascinating travel documentary that juxtaposes past and present with engrossing dialog and narrative." Irish Times (Ireland), 12/17/10 "This is an extraordinary travelogue that feels like it is shifting through time as well as space. Nicholas Jubber roams the Middle East with the Shahnameh ( Book of Kings ), an 11th-century Persian epic poem, as his guide. Jubber goes completely native in the book, and it is all the stronger for it, as he does an impeccable job of plumbing the bewilderingly intricate depths of Iranian society. Definitely one to change attitudes about a largely misunderstood country.", Jason Elliot, author ofAn Unexpected Light: Travels in AfghanistanandMirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran "It is impossible not to admire an author who travels to the world's most notorious destinations, taking a thousand-year-old poet for his guide. From the twinkling navels of Tehran's illicit raves to the war-weary towns of southern Afghanistan, the adventure is brilliantly told: a compendium of humor, insight, and scholarly detail, and an authentic love affair with Persian culture that outstrips time itself.", Jason Elliot, author ofAn Unexpected Light: Travels in AfghanistanandMirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran "It is impossible not to admire an author who travels to the world's most notorious destinations, taking a thousand-year-old poet for his guide. From the twinkling navels of Tehran's illicit raves to the war-weary towns of southern Afghanistan, the adventure is brilliantly told: a compendium of humor, insight, and scholarly detail, and an authentic love affair with Persian culture that outstrips time itself." Publishers Weekly, 3/29/10 "[A] travelogue-cum-history…Jubber's account offers a full and satisfying panorama of the region with its rich paradoxes and complexities intact."
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2009-048191
Dewey Decimal
915.504
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
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