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Titel: Couchsurfing in Iran
Zustand: New
EAN: 9781771642804
ISBN: 9781771642804
Verlag: Greystone Books,Canada
Produktart: Taschenbuch
Release date: 07/06/2018
Höhe: 215mm
Länge: 139mm
Autor: Stephan Orth
Translator: Jamie McIntosh
Contributor: Jamie McIntosh (Translated by)
Sprache: Englisch
Subtitle: Revealing a Hidden World
Description:
Included in the 2018 summer reading list by New York Times Books

A modern-day glimpse into the surprising reality of life in Iran.

Iran: A destination that is seldom seen by westerners yet often misunderstood. A country that simultaneously “enchants and enrages” those who visit it. A place where leading a double life has become the norm.

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.

Though couchsurfing is officially prohibited in Iran—the state fears spies would be able to travel undetected through the country—more than a hundred thousand Iranians are registered with online couchsurfing portals. And thanks to these hospitable, English-speaking strangers, Orth gets up close and personal with locals, peering behind closed doors and blank windows to uncover the inner workings of a country where public show and private reality are strikingly opposed.


Herstellungsland und -region: CA
Genre: Society & Culture
Thematik: Social Sciences, Travel & Transport

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