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Couchsurfing in Iran, revealing a hidden world, Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh

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Couchsurfing in Iran, revealing a hidden world, Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269)

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contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Couchsurfing in Iran

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bibliography

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1033540670

Responsibility statement

Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh

Sub title

revealing a hidden world

Summary

The author recounts the sixty-two days he spent traveling around Iran, providing a behind-the-scenes look at life in one of the world's most closed societies, including what he calls the "two Irans" that coexist side by side"In Couchsurfing in Iran, award-winning author Stephan Orth spends sixty-two days on the road in this mysterious Islamic republic to provide a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at life in one of the world's most closed societies. Through the unsurpassed hospitality of twenty-two hosts, he skips the guidebooks and tourist attractions and travels from Persian carpet to bed to cot, covering more than 8,400 kilometers to recount "this world's hidden doings." Experiencing daily what he calls the "two Irans" that coexist side by side-the "theocracy, where people mourn their martyrs" in mausoleums, and the "hide-and-seek-ocracy, where people hold secret parties and seek worldly thrills instead of spiritual bliss"--He learns that Iranians have become experts in navigating around their country's strict laws."

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