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We heard the heavens then : a memoir of Iran / Aria Minu-Sepehr.

by Minu-Sepehr, Aria.

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New York : Free Press, 2012.

Minu-Sepehr, Aria.

Iranians -- 20th century -- Biography.

Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979.

Iran -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

9781451652185 (hc.) :

1451652186 (hc.)

xii, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

Corrupter of the land -- Breaking the sound barrier -- I raised this one -- Where parallel lines cross -- A grand comedy -- The writing on the wall -- Burning down the house -- The escape -- My own revolution -- Turning rotten -- The chase -- You, too, major? -- Terminal exam -- No generals left -- Declaration.

The 1970s were the end result of half a century of Westernization in Iran. When the Shah was overthrown and the Ayatollah rose to power in 1979, Aria's idyllic life skidded to a halt. As the surreal began to invade the mundane, with family friends disappearing every day and resources growing scarce, Aria found himself torn between being the man of the house and being a much needed source of comic relief. His antics shone a bright light for his family, showing them how to escape, if only momentarily, the grief and horror that a vengeful revolution brought into their lives. Aria Minu-Sepehr takes us back through his explosive youth, into the heart of the revolution when a boy's hero, held up as the nation's pride, became a hunted man.

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