Destination: Iran
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Great reads
Iran’s complex culture and long history have seen plenty of words written about them, with most authors finding the truth far more interesting than fiction – there aren’t many novels.
All The Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer
Answering Only to God by Geneive Abdo and Jonathon Lyons
In Search of Zarathustra by Paul Kriwaczek
Journeys in Persia & Kurdistan by Isabella Bird
My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Persian Mirrors by Elaine Sciolino
Persian Pilgrimages by Afshin Molavi
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski
must-see movies
There have been few decent films about Iran made by foreigners, but that has been more than made up for by local film-makers.
A Moment of Innocence
The Apple
Blackboards
Children of Heaven
The Desert of the Tartars
Gabbeh
The Little Stranger
Paper Airplanes
Taste of Cherry
The White Balloon
Tempting Teahouses
With no bars, teahouses are among the most social places in Iran. These 10 make it as much for their atmosphere as anything else.
Aramgah-e Hafez, Shiraz
Chaykhuneh Baharestan, Hamadan
Chubi Bridge, Esfahan
Ghavam Restaurant, Bushehr
Haji Dadashi, Zanjan
Hamum-e Khan, Yazd
Qeysarieh Tea Shop, Esfahan
Sofre Khane Sonnati Sangalag, Tehran
Towhid Teahouse, Shiraz
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