Author

Publication

2010 - Virago, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,750 words, Guess

Page Count

247 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC995.25061092
  • LCCDS325.T3 T34613 2010

Description

A wry and humorous account of the author's quest to get her Iranian passport renewed. She embarks on a bizarre and circuitous journey, meeting a colourful cast of characters along the way: two photographers who specialise in Islamic portraits, a forensic surgeon who trades in human organs, a madam who wants to send prostitutes to Dubai and a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official. Lipstick and Loopholes in Tehran is a fascinating look at the constraints and contradictions of contemporary life in Tehran from the author's unique standpoint of being both a native of Iran and a foreigner.

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Other Editions

  • Tehran, lipstick and loopholesVirago2010-01-01

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