Stolen Revolution

The best book to understand Iran today. Torbati and Sharafedin have written a masterful narrative that moves seamlessly between grand historical turning points and the intimate details of private lives . . . Beautifully written, perfectly timed, and impossible to put down, Stolen Revolution is a kaleidoscopic portrait of modern Iran by two of its most clear-eyed observers -- Edward Fishman, author of New York Times-bestselling Chokepoints A consciousness-changing record of the oppression of extremism lived and resisted at the personal level . . . We are left with a portrait of a nation more nuanced, complicated, and promising than the world—and perhaps even its own leaders—have fully appreciated * Kirkus Reviews * A brilliant investigative history of modern Iran, a powerful story of ambition and survival amid the deepening coercion and repression of the Islamic regime. With prodigious research and unforgettable characters, the authors reveal the truth about Iran’s tumultuous revolutionary epoch —from mullahs to start-ups — and offer hope for a future beyond it -- David E. Hoffman, author of The Billion Dollar Spy, a New York Times bestseller, and The Dead Hand, winner of the Pulitzer Prize Anyone who cares about the future of Iran should read Stolen Revolution. Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin explain how the 1979 revolution was subverted by Iran's corrupt and arrogant leaders—and how courageous Iranians continued to fight for a free and modern country. The Iranian people's struggle, told here though more than 130 interviews, should inspire us all -- David Ignatius