Tehran, Lipstick And Loopholes
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A wry and humorous account of Nahal Tajadod'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 and a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official.
TEHRAN, LIPSTICK AND LOOPHOLES 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.
TEHRAN, LIPSTICK AND LOOPHOLES 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.
- Published: Aug 04 2011
- Pages: 256
- 132 x 200mm
- ISBN: 9781844085149
Press Reviews
- 'A Picaresque journey through modern-day Iran … Tajadod's exasperated yet non-condemnatory tone is most refreshing’
Gives us a new perspective on the Iranian society and its people, it mixes critical humour with compassion' Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran
- 'Tajadod has a good eye for the absurdities of Iranian daily life … an abundance of colourful detail brings every encounter alive’
Independent
- ‘Nahal Tajadod tells a story that we have all experienced or could experience. She knows, demonstrates, that the people have one weapon against all oppression: laughter. Laughter that brings about mutual support and quite simply makes life possible’ Milos
METRO