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| #520106 in Books | 2003-02-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.21 x.51 x6.14l,.79 | File type: PDF | 244 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| An Iranian Madam Bovery...|By John P. Jones III|Taj Al-Sultana was born in a harem, in Iran, in 1884. Her father was Naser Al-Din Shah Qajar, the ruler, who would be assassinated in 1896. The new ruler, Mozaffar al-din Shah, as was so often the custom, "turfed out" the members of the old harem, which included Taj's mother. The new ruler did provide a reasonable pension. Taj was|From Library Journal|The daughter of one of the last Qajar rulers of Iran, Taj al-Saltana penned a memoir in 1914 recounting her life and experiences in the royal harem. Inspired by Western writings and disillusioned by incidents in her own life, Taj attacked ma
The life of Taj al-Saltana, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited edu-cation within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux. It is as though she had chosen this moment to recall her personal history--a tale filled with "wonder and anguish"--in order to record a cultural and pol...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Crowning Anguish | Taj Al-Saltanah. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
