Titan of Tehran : The Triumph and Tragedy of an Iranian Capitalist - Shahrzad Elghanayan

Titan of Tehran

The Triumph and Tragedy of an Iranian Capitalist

By: Shahrzad Elghanayan

Hardcover | 1 February 2022

Sorry, we are not able to source the book you are looking for right now.

We did a search for other books with a similar title, however there were no matches. You can try selecting from a similar category, click on the author's name, or use the search box above to find your book.

“Titan of Tehran,” a richly reported and elegantly rendered story, presents a compelling central character, historic sweep and moments that read like chapters in a thriller. 

 

The titan is Habib Elghanian – a self-made industrialist and the foremost Jew of his time in Iran, whom the Islamic theocracy targeted as the first civilian executed during the 1979 revolution. With Iran continuing to generate front-page news, his previously untold story is painfully relevant, shedding light on that country's persistent economic, political and social problems. “Titan of Tehran” brings that great, ancient, now-compromised nation into fresh and accessible focus.

 

The odyssey of Elghanian’s life and death is told by his granddaughter in an understated style that nonetheless makes clear her powerful stake and personal place in the unfolding drama. Exploring universal themes of loss and longing, belonging and identity, she reconstructs and chronicles his ascent from Tehran’s Jewish quarter – “the edge of the pit” – to his business success that was instrumental in modernizing the country to fatefully facing a firing squad.

 

“Titan of Tehran” serves as a monument to a man who might have disappeared in the mists of history, even though his execution was reported worldwide on newspaper front pages and in broadcast news reports. In his homeland, Elghanian was misrepresented, mistreated, maligned and murdered – but now won’t be forgotten. He is a riveting character whom readers will keep in their hearts – a titan, yes, but deeply, sadly, delightfully human, too.

More in Biographies

Ocean : Earth's Last Wilderness - Sir David Attenborough and Colin Butfield

RRP $34.99

$24.00

31%
OFF
Undeniable : How to Reach the Top and Stay There - Cameron Hanes

RRP $36.99

$27.95

24%
OFF
The River : A Journey through the Murray-Darling Basin - Chris Hammer
Karen : A Memoir - Kelsey Grammer

Hardcover

RRP $39.99

$31.75

21%
OFF
Beyond Green : The Social Life of Australian Nature - Lesley Head
Tina : The Dog Who Changed the World - Niall Harbison

RRP $34.99

$24.95

29%
OFF
I Regret Almost Everything - Keith McNally

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
Fearless Beatrice Faust : Sex, Feminism and Body Politics - Judith Brett
Uptown Girl : A Memoir - Christie Brinkley

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF
The Next Day : Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward - Melinda French Gates
Inconvenient Women : Australian radical writers 1900-1970 - Jacqueline Kent
Always Home, Always Homesick - Hannah Kent

RRP $36.99

$25.00

32%
OFF
Mumming : A Year of Trying (and Failing) to Be a Better Parent - Victoria Vanstone
Frog : The secret diary of a paramedic - Sally Gould

RRP $36.99

$24.95

33%
OFF
My Next Breath - Jeremy Renner

RRP $34.99

$24.00

31%
OFF