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Hooman Majd

    Hooman Majd, narodený v Teheráne a vzdelaný na Západe, sa vo svojej literárnej tvorbe často zameriava na Irán, jeho kultúru a politiku, pričom ponúka jedinečný pohľad vyplývajúci z jeho osobnej skúsenosti a rodinného zázemia. Majd skúma zložité spoločenské a politické otázky s prenikavosťou a humorom, čím čitateľom poskytuje prístupný pohľad na často nepochopený svet.

    The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
    • The Ayatollah Begs to Differ

      • 288 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Hooman Majd, acclaimed journalist and New York-residing grandson of an Ayatollah, has a unique perspective on his Iranian homeland. In this vivid, warm and humorous insider's account, he opens our eyes to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. Revealing a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan, authoritarian yet reformist, this is the one book you should read to understand Iran and Iranians today.

      The Ayatollah Begs to Differ2008
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