Tehran, Lipstick and Loopholes

By Nahal Tajadod

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844085147
• ISBN13: 9781844085149
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary