A Hundred Veils

By: Rea Keech

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Paperback | 2 May 2022

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312 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78

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The Islamic revolution in Iran did not arise out of thin air. For years, the country had seethed with repressed resentment of the Shah's heavy-handed, authoritarian policies. Illegal societies operated underground, some tracing back to the beginning of the Shah's reign. Nationalists, socialists, Marxists, and Islamic leftists and reformers--all with somewhat different agendas--juggled for influence and support. The universities, mosques, and tea houses were filled with discussions that ranged from the theoretical to the seditious. This novel presents a heart-warming picture of the Iranian people who befriend, guide, love, and laugh at Marco, a young American teaching at the University of Tehran when forces opposing the Shah were gathering strength. Marco naively assumes at first that U.S. help is wanted and appreciated by the Iranians, but soon he comes to see himself--in the eyes of some--as an instrument of the West's arrogant assertion of control. And then he falls in love.

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Winner of 2017 general fiction award --BookLife Prize by Publishers weekly:

Judges' ratings:

"Plot: Between the intrigues of the central romance and the stirrings of the anti-Shah uprising, the tension in this book never lets up-until the very end, when the narrative seems to veer off in another direction entirely.

Prose: The writing is as economical and succinct as a film script. The narrative moves along swiftly, and yet it's studded with evocative detail.

Originality: This gripping book is a romance with humor and cultural insights that readers will find original and intriguing.

Character Development: The characters here are well developed and fully formed. Marco in particular feels vivid and real."

Winner of 2017 prize for best literary/mainstream novel by Maryland Writers' Association.

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