Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran

A fascinating journey through the cultural and artistic landscape of Iran, both past and present, by the New York Times–bestselling author of An Unexpected Light.

In contemporary America, Iran is routinely depicted a "rogue nation." But the rhetoric about nuclear weapons and jihad obscures the real Iran: an ancient nation and culture, both sophisticated and isolated, which still exists clandestinely in major cities as well as the country's remote mountains and deserts.

After spending four y...