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- catalog abstract ""In 1998 Terence Ward and his family set out on a long-awaited pilgrimage back home - to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where they lived in the 1960s. Since the fall of the Shah, the country and their past had been effectively sealed off behind a veil of secrecy, and contact with one dear friend in particular, Hassan, had ceased. But memories of life in this enigmatic land - of cherry orchards and Zoroastrian fire festivals, of the snow-capped Elburz Mountains and Hassan's magical fables - inspired the Wards to return." "Searching for Hassan is the story of the Wards' quixotic journey, ultimately rewarded by an emotional reunion with their lost friend. They travel into an unimaginably rich Persian past, to the very origins of civilization, and across the landscape of contemporary Iran, a surreal kaleidoscope of ancient traditions and Western pop culture. Ward creates a vivid portrait of Islam's unique imprint and explores the deep conflicts between Iran and its Arab neighbors, anticipating the new "Great Game" now being played out in central Asia." "Ward's keen knowledge of Iranian culture and history, infused with the urgency of his personal journey, reveals a country that is both wildly alien and inextricably linked to the American imagination."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12377670.
- catalog coverage "Iran Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""In 1998 Terence Ward and his family set out on a long-awaited pilgrimage back home - to the Islamic Republic of Iran, where they lived in the 1960s. Since the fall of the Shah, the country and their past had been effectively sealed off behind a veil of secrecy, and contact with one dear friend in particular, Hassan, had ceased. But memories of life in this enigmatic land - of cherry orchards and Zoroastrian fire festivals, of the snow-capped Elburz Mountains and Hassan's magical fables - inspired the Wards to return." "Searching for Hassan is the story of the Wards' quixotic journey, ultimately rewarded by an emotional reunion with their lost friend. They travel into an unimaginably rich Persian past, to the very origins of civilization, and across the landscape of contemporary Iran, a surreal kaleidoscope of ancient traditions and Western pop culture. Ward creates a vivid portrait of Islam's unique imprint and explores the deep conflicts between Iran and its Arab neighbors, anticipating the new "Great Game" now being played out in central Asia." "Ward's keen knowledge of Iranian culture and history, infused with the urgency of his personal journey, reveals a country that is both wildly alien and inextricably linked to the American imagination."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-322).".
- catalog description "Prologue: Blood from Pomegranates -- Fellow travelers -- A second coming -- The past is a foreign country -- Pasargadae's stones, Zoroaster's flame -- Lords and ladies of Persepolis -- Nightingale gardens, sufi poets and a tavern -- Every place is Kerbela -- Towers of silence, temples of fire -- appointments in Tudeshk -- Isfahan feasts, bicycle girlfriend -- on the banks of the Zayandeh River -- Video nights in Imam Khomeini's tomb -- Valleys of the asassins, black five millionaires -- The color of God.".
- catalog extent "322 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0618048448".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Houghton Mifflin,".
- catalog spatial "Iran Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "955.05 21".
- catalog subject "DS266 .W37 2002".
- catalog subject "Ward, Terence Travel Iran.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue: Blood from Pomegranates -- Fellow travelers -- A second coming -- The past is a foreign country -- Pasargadae's stones, Zoroaster's flame -- Lords and ladies of Persepolis -- Nightingale gardens, sufi poets and a tavern -- Every place is Kerbela -- Towers of silence, temples of fire -- appointments in Tudeshk -- Isfahan feasts, bicycle girlfriend -- on the banks of the Zayandeh River -- Video nights in Imam Khomeini's tomb -- Valleys of the asassins, black five millionaires -- The color of God.".
- catalog title "Searching for Hassan : an American family's journey home to Iran / Terence Ward.".
- catalog type "text".