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Memoires van een keizerin (original 2003; edition 2004)

by Farah Diba Pahlawi, Aad W Van der Kooij (Translator)

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Her story began like a fairytale. At the age of 21, Farah Diba married the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi. Her coronation as empress of Iran was covered by the world's press and overnight she became an international celebrity. Her early years were marked by a loving marriage and the raising of four children, but they were signs of a division approaching. Twenty years later demonstrations and riots caused the Shah and his family to flee the country. An intimate view of a time of upheaval and a poweful human document revealing a nation's epic struggle.… (more)
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Title:Memoires van een keizerin
Authors:Farah Diba Pahlawi
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An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah: A Memoir by Farah Pahlavi (2003)

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A very heartfelt memoir. Farah Pahlavi, Empress of Iran, writes the story of her life with such grace and dignity. It's heartbreaking to read of her husband's final illness and of the way he was treated by the world's leaders, positioned and moved as a chess piece from country to country. Farah writes of her "enduring love" from the moment she met him. It's a fascinating lesson in Iranian history.

After reading the book, I recommend watching the documentary "The Queen and I", which follows Farah and tells her story. ( )
  briandrewz | Feb 21, 2016 |
a moving honest book about the former empress of iran, and her life as wife to the shah, and then her life after his death, it covers the years of her childhood in Iran, her marriage to the shah, and her life since his death in the united states ( )
  bronwyn52 | Sep 6, 2008 |
Just for curiosity. Tragic destiny for this royal family. ( )
  Replay | Sep 21, 2006 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Farah Pahlaviprimary authorall editionscalculated
Bartosch, KarlaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bunge, TinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hagestolz, FridaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sturm, Regina G.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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"Remember its flight, The bird is mortal" - Forough Farrokhzad
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To the Iranian people.
To my children.
For the love my my king.
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When I think of that morning in January 1979, I feel that heart-wrenching grief again in all its intensity.
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Her story began like a fairytale. At the age of 21, Farah Diba married the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi. Her coronation as empress of Iran was covered by the world's press and overnight she became an international celebrity. Her early years were marked by a loving marriage and the raising of four children, but they were signs of a division approaching. Twenty years later demonstrations and riots caused the Shah and his family to flee the country. An intimate view of a time of upheaval and a poweful human document revealing a nation's epic struggle.

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