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Couchsurfing in Iran : revealing a hidden world / Stephan Orth ; translation by Jamie McIntosh.
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771642804 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 269 pages, 24 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : Greystone Books, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Couchsurfing im Iran, meine Reise hinter verschlossene Türen. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Orth, Stephan, 1979- > Travel > Iran. Iran > Description and travel. Iran > Social life and customs > 21st century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 955.062 Ort | 31681010095420 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
Stephan Orth is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. For nine years, he was online travel editor for Der Spiegel, one of Germany's top news magazines, and he has contributed to National Geographic, the Courier-Mail, and Time Off magazine, among other publications. His next book, Couchsurfing in Russia, will publish in fall 2018. He lives in Hamburg, Germany.
