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Iranian Rappers and Persian Porn : A Hitchhiker's Adventures in the New Iran by Jamie Maslin (2009, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101602397910

ISBN-139781602397910

eBay Product ID (ePID)72992350

Product Key Features

Book TitleIranian Rappers and Persian Porn : a Hitchhiker's Adventures in the New Iran

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSpecial Interest / Budget, Special Interest / Adventure, Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Social Science

AuthorJamie Maslin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height6.4 in

Item Weight17.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-023710

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsMaslin offers invaluableinsights into this oppressive and demonized nation as he marvels over its lushvalleys and mountains, stark desert, and the magnificent Al Sadr Caves. Intrepid,observant, funny, and charming, Maslin explores Tabriz, Tehran, Esfahn, andthe ancient city of Persepolis, and he visits museums, bazaars, and nightclubs,eating splendidly well and drinking gallons of tea, and, on one wild night,96-proof ethanol (alcoholic beverages are illegal). Maslin describes a far morecomplex and hopeful Iran than outsiders usually perceive., Atimely andvaluable book by a youngWesterner who decides to see Iranfor himself. Maslin is naive upon his arrival--having no idea what to expect--butkeeps an open mind and invites the reader along on his fascinating and colorfuladventures.His experiences reveal the lies that mainstream media aretelling us about the country. Having read this book, I may visit Iran inthe near future., Jamie Maslin's bookis Iran from the ground up, and a total surprise to those who only know themedia version of that country. A fascinating likeness of a complicatedpeople. , [T]his travelog will appeal to armchair travelers and those wondering about future prospects for Iranian society., Bill Bryson meets Jack Kerouac. For anyone whoenjoys adventure and travel, this book is a raw, gripping, philosophical,and hilarious first person account of traveling to remote and exoticdestinations--you won't be able to put this book down, and you will feel closeto the sincere, earnest authorwithin a few pages., Jamie Maslin followsa long line of intrepid young Britons, from Laurie Leeto Paddy Leigh Fermor and, most recently, Rory Stewart,who set off on a journey to distant parts with little money but lots of curiosity;and return to tell their tale. Maslin has a good ear for dialogue and a keeneye. The result is a hitchhiking odyssey across Iran that provides afascinating, and timely, behind-the-scenes glimpse of a country the newsanchors never reach., Atimely andvaluable book by a youngWesterner who decides to see Iranfor himself. Maslin is naive upon his arrival-having no idea what to expect-butkeeps an open mind and invites the reader along on his fascinating and colorfuladventures.His experiences reveal the lies that mainstream media aretelling us about the country. Having read this book, I may visit Iran inthe near future., Ina time where an understanding of different cultures is more important thanever, I'm so glad we have books like Jamie Maslin's. Both informative andentertaining, Maslin paints a picture of Iran in stark contrast to thecaricature one fed to us by the mainstream media. A riveting off the beatentrack tale of adventure and self discovery that can't fail to provide newinsight on a country unfairly demonized in the West., Bill Bryson meets Jack Kerouac. For anyone whoenjoys adventure and travel, this book is a raw, gripping, philosophical,and hilarious first person account of traveling to remote and exoticdestinations-you won't be able to put this book down, and you will feel closeto the sincere, earnest authorwithin a few pages., eoeJamie Maslin's book is Iran from the ground up, and a total surprise to those who only know the media version of that country. A fascinating likeness of a complicated people.ee

Dewey Decimal955.06/1092

SynopsisIran looms large in the psyche of modern America. For decades, it has been "the enemy," its government taunting us and attacking our Western, secular lifestyle. That is largely the Iranian government, however, not the Iranian people. Here's the proof. When Jamie Maslin decides to backpack the entire length of the Silk Road, he decides to travel first and plan later. Then, unexpectedly stranded in a country he's only read about in newspapers, he decides to make the best of it--but wonders whether he'll make it out alive. Maslin finds himself suddenly plunged into a subversive, contradictory world of Iranian subculture, where he is embraced by locals who are more than happy to show him the true Iran as they see it--the one where unmarried men and women mingle in Western clothes at secret parties, where alcohol (the possession of which is punishable by hand-amputation) is readily available on the black market, where Christian churches are national heritage sites, and where he discovers the real meaning of friendship, nationality, and hospitality. This is a hilarious, charming, and astonishing account of one Westerner's life-altering rambles across Iran that will leave you wondering what else you don't know about Iran and its people., This work presents a hilarious, charming, and astonishing account of one Westerner's life-altering rambles across Iran and the secret counterculture world he discovers. 24 color illustrations.

LC Classification NumberDS259.2.M38 2009