City of lies

By Ramita Navai

Subjects: Social conditions, Tehran (Iran), Iran, Iran, social conditions, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Iran, social life and customs, Tehran (Iran) Social life and customs 21st century, Tehran (Iran) Social conditions 21st century, Tehran (Iran) -- Social conditions -- 21st century, Iran -- Tehran, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, Tehran (Iran) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century, 21st century

Description: "Rich, absorbing, and exotic, City of Lies travels up and down Vali Asr Street, Tehran's pulsing thoroughfare, from the lavish shopping malls of Tajrish through the smog that lingers over the alleyways and bazaars of the city's southern districts. Ramita Navai gives voice to ordinary Iranians forced to live extraordinary lives: the porn star, the aging socialite, the assassin and enemy of the state who ends up working for the Republic, the dutiful housewife who files for divorce, and the old-time thug running a gambling den."--