عنوان

Couchsurfing in Iran :

(Number (ISBN

1760640220

(Number (ISBN

9781760640224

Erroneous ISBN

174382047X

Erroneous ISBN

9781743820476

Number

bc96

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Couchsurfing in Iran :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

revealing a hidden world /

First Statement of Responsibility

Stephan Orth.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Carlton, Victoria :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Black Inc.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

269 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (chiefly colour), map ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

First published in the English by Greystone Books in 2017 ; translated by Jamie McIntosh.

Text of Note

Originally published in the German as: "Couchsurfing im Iran : Meine Reise hinter verschiossene Turen ; 2015 by Piper Verlag ; Munchen.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

In Couchsurfing in Iran, award-winning author Stephan Orth spends sixty-two days on the road in this mysterious Islamic republic to provide a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at life in one of the world's most closed societies. Through the unsurpassed hospitality of twenty-two hosts, he skips the guidebooks and tourist attractions and travels from Persian carpet to bed to cot, covering more than 8,400 kilometres to recount "this world's hidden doings." Experiencing daily what he calls the "two Irans" that coexist side by side--the "theocracy, where people mourn their martyrs" in mausoleums, and the "hide-and-seek-ocracy, where people hold secret parties and seek worldly thrills instead of spiritual bliss"--he learns that Iranians have become experts in navigating around their country's strict laws. Though couchsurfing is officially prohibited in Iran--the state fears spies would be able to travel undetected through the country--more than a hundred thousand Iranians are registered with online couchsurfing portals. And thanks to these hospitable, English-speaking strangers, Orth gets up close and personal with locals, peering behind closed doors and blank windows to uncover the inner workings of a country where public show and private reality are strikingly opposed.

Parallel Title

Couch surfing in Iran

Orth, Stephan,1979-Travel-- Iran.

Iran - Description and travel.

Iran - Social life and customs - 21st century.

Orth, Stephen, 1979- - Travel - Iran.

Manners and customs.

Travel.

Iran, Description and travel.

Iran, Social life and customs, 21st century.

Iran.

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Edition

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Book number

Orth, Stephan,1979-

McIntosh, Jamie

Date of Transaction

20201226094354.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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