Tehran, Lipstick And Loopholes - by Nahal Tajadod (Paperback)

About the Book

A wry and humourous account of the author's quest in April 2005 to get her Iranian passport renewed.

Book Synopsis

A wry and humorous account of Nahal Tajadod's quest to get her Iranian passport renewed. She embarks on a bizarre and circuitous journey, meeting a colourful cast of characters along the way: two photographers who specialise in Islamic portraits, a forensic surgeon who trades in human organs and a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official.

TEHRAN, LIPSTICK AND LOOPHOLES is a fascinating look at the constraints and contradictions of contemporary life in Tehran from the author's unique standpoint of being both a native of Iran and a foreigner.

Review Quotes

Gives us a new perspective on the Iranian society and its people, it mixes critical humour with compassion' Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran--'A Picaresque journey through modern-day Iran ... Tajadod's exasperated yet non-condemnatory tone is m

Independent--'Tajadod has a good eye for the absurdities of Iranian daily life ... an abundance of colourful detail

METRO--'Nahal Tajadod tells a story that we have all experienced or could experience. She knows, demonstrat

About the Author

Nahal Tajadod was born in Tehran in 1960 and moved to France in 1971. She has written several books about China and fictional biography of the Persian poet, Roumi.