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Journey from the Land of No
A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran
by Roya Hakakian
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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (June 28 2005)
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Chapter 1: New York City, July 13, 1999
In Journey from the Land of No Roya Hakakian recalls her childhood and adolescence in prerevolutionary Iran with candor and verve. The result is a beautifully written coming-of-age story about one deeply intelligent and perceptive girl's attempt to find

Chapter 1: New York City, July 13, 1999
In Journey from the Land of No Roya Hakakian recalls her childhood and adolescence in prerevolutionary Iran with candor and verve. The result is a beautifully written coming-of-age story about one deeply intelligent and perceptive girl's attempt to find

Reader's Guide
1. Roya refers to her brother Albert's departure for America as 'the first mystery of my life.' How does she go about sleuthing out his reasons for leaving? What political realities does she glean from the coded images in Tofigh magazine?


About the Author

Roya HakakianRoya Hakakian

Roya Hakakian is a former associate producer at CBS's 60 Minutes and a documentary filmmaker. She is the author of two acclaimed volumes of poetry in Persian and is a contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered. She lives in Connecticut..

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