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  • Assassins of the Turquoise Palace

    by Roya Hakakian ...
    A New York Times Notable Book: "A rumination on the Islamic Republic's culture of terror . . . [A] captivating narrative" (PBS).On the evening of September 17, 1992, eight leading members of the Iranian and Kurdish opposition had gathered at a little-known restaurant in Berlin when two darkly-clad men burst through the entrance. Within moments, the roar of a machine gun filled the air. Two rounds ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Journey from the Land of No

    A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran

    by Roya Hakakian ...
    An emotional, evocative coming-of-age story about one deeply intelligent and perceptive girl’s attempt to find her own voice in prerevolutionary Iran“An immensely moving, extraordinarily eloquent, and passionate memoir.”—Harold BloomRoya Hakakian was twelve years old in 1979 when the revolution swept through Tehran. The daughter of an esteemed poet, she grew up in a household that hummed with ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • A Beginner's Guide to America

    For the Immigrant and the Curious

    by Roya Hakakian ...
    A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Hakakian's "love letter to the nation that took her in [is also] a timely reminder of what millions of human beings endure when they uproot their lives to become Americans by choice" (The Boston Globe).Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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    A Beginner's Guide to America

    For the Immigrant and the Curious

    by Roya Hakakian ...
    Narrated by Roya Hakakian ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 45 min

    A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Hakakian's "love letter to the nation that took her in [is also] a timely reminder of what millions of human beings endure when they uproot their lives to become Americans by choice" (The Boston Globe).Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

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