ABSTRACT

This book gives an account of Shirley's trip into Iran as a spy to provide an insight into Iranian character. It is a vivid, firsthand portrait of the clash of Western and Muslim civilizations. The book portrays Iranians in a way different from what the most Americans know about them.

chapter 1|23 pages

The Trenches

Istanbul, 1990

chapter 2|22 pages

The Border

Winter 1994

chapter 3|43 pages

A Prior Crossing

Hamburg, 1993

chapter 4|21 pages

The Roadside

chapter 5|28 pages

Tabriz

chapter 6|42 pages

Hazra and the Bazaar

chapter 7|26 pages

Ardabil

chapter 8|28 pages

Tehran

chapter 9|9 pages

The Return

Tehran-Istanbul