To Persia, with Love

To Persia, with Love
Author: Kenneth Oster
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1980
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780816303687

Young, eager, adventurous, and willing to accept God's commission, Frank and Florence Oster began their married life by setting off to Persia, the land of the Queen Esther. Frank Oster and one of his classmates had been the first resident Adventist missionaries in that country. Following his marriage, Frank took his bride back to his field of labor. These young people went with the intent that this would be their place of labor until the Lord came. Whatever the Lord had for them to do, they determined to do His bidding. "Inshallah" (if God wills it) became their motto. You'll laugh and cry as you read the story about their introduction to the culture and customs of Persia; terror caused by Kurdish raids; the young couple's mission endevors; the birth of their first child and, not long after, the death of the little one. You'll feel the joys and sorrows experienced in the home as three little boys were born to them. You'll anticipate with them the furlough, when at long last they were told they could return home for a visit. You'll wonder how they could feel so deeply about leaving Persia to go to Turkey, but that is all a part of the story--thirty-five years of mission service! Was the burden too great? The price too high? A thousand times No, say those of the family who still remain. The story has not ended with the writing of this book. One of the sons, Kenneth Oster, and his wife, Dorothy Nelson Oster, have gone on to achieve their own mission record of thirty-two years in the Middle East. Dr. Kenneth has used his lifetime acquaintance with the local languages and culture to cultivate a new approaches to the Moslem world. The results of the dedicated work and lives of this family will be fully known only in the kingdom to come. It is as God wills it! - An International Wedding, Honeymoon in Transit, Maragha Housekeeping, One Woman's World, Living With Terror, The Lord Give, and - Trials and Triumphs, The End of an Era, First Furlough, Shadows of the Russian Revolution, Barrier Breakthrough, A Turn of the Tide, Celebrations of the New Look, A Swiss Detour, Tests - the Small and the Great, Call to Turkey, Into the Storm, A Destiny Fulfilled, Epilogue

Rostam

Rostam
Author: Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 110114503X

The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great national epic No understanding of world mythology is complete without acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero. According to the Shahnameh (the tenth-century Book of Kings), this titan, magnificent in strength and courage, bestrode Persia for 500 years. While he often served fickle kings - undergoing many trials of combat, cunning, and endurance - he was never their servant and owed allegiance only to his nation's greater good. Anyone interested in folklore, world literature, or Iranian culture will find Rostam both a rousing and illuminating read. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout world history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Sa'di in Love

Sa'di in Love
Author: Homa Katouzian
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0857727613

'In the breath that I die, for you I'll be longing/ Wishing to turn into the dust of your belonging' - Sa'di, Expressions of Love. With poetry which speaks across the ages, Sa'di (1210-1281) is a vital classical poet and a towering figure of the medieval Persian canon. Comparable in skill and stature to other Persian poets such as Ferdowsi, Hafez, Rumi and Omar Khayyam, Sa'di's verses--best known through his 'Bustan' and 'Golestan' address universal themes of passion, love and the human condition in works which are both psychologically perceptive and beautifully crafted. His mystical writings, contemporaneous with Rumi, reveal a degree of depth, wisdom and insight which have placed Sa'di in the pantheon of world literature. In this essential new translation of Sa'di's work, leading expert on Iranian studies Homa Katouzian seeks to bring the poet's lyrics to a new readership. The book provides the Persian text and Katouzian's English translation side-by-side, creating an indispensible tool for students and enthusiasts of Iranian history, literature and culture.

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Author: Adib Khorram
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2024-04-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0593857054

Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA. Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award “Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I could.” —Becky Albertalli, award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian—half, his mom’s side—and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he’s sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn’t exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they’re spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city’s skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush—the original Persian version of his name—and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he’s Darioush to Sohrab. Adib Khorram’s brilliant debut is for anyone who’s ever felt not good enough—then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay.

Hafez in Love

Hafez in Love
Author: Iraj Pezeshkzad
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2021-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0815655126

Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez is in love. He is in love with a girl, with a city, and with Persian poetry. Despite his enmity with the new and dangerous city leader, the jealousy of his fellow court poets, and the competition for his beloved, Iran’s favorite poet remains unbothered. When his wit and charm are not enough to keep him safe in Shiraz, his friends conspire to keep him out of trouble. But their schemes are unsuccessful. Nothing will chase Hafez from this city of wine and roses. In Pezeshkzad’s fictional account, Hafez’s life in fourteenth-century Shiraz is a mix of peril and humor. Set in a city that is at once beautiful and cutthroat, the novel includes a cast of historical figures to illuminate this elusive poet of the Persian literary tradition. Shabani-Jadidi and Higgins’s translation brings the beloved poetry of Hafez alive for an English audience and reacquaints readers with the comic wit and original storytelling of Pezeshkzad.

Love and Pomegranates

Love and Pomegranates
Author: Meghan Sayers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2021-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732474130

Love and Pomegranates: Artists and Wayfarers on Iran is a series of testimonials from people who have journeyed into the heart of the "enemy" and found themselves identifying with the "other." More than a collection of essays to acquaint readers with Iran, it is a model for citizen diplomacy. It is a maiden voyage on the path to greater understanding.

To Persia, With Love

To Persia, With Love
Author: Doreen Corley
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2014-02-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781494340094

"Iran? Where's that?" When Doreen Corley was first approached with the idea of moving with her husband to preach the gospel in Iran, she was underwhelmed, to say the least. But after 25 years, multiple cultural mishaps, and innumerable cups of tea, she would find that the country and its people had become a part of her. Join Doreen and her family as they run an orphanage, teach Christianity in schools under the Khomeini regime, and stumble their way through Iranian adventures. Doreen joins her friend's honeymoon, gets stranded on a mountain pass while pregnant, and discovers God's sufficiency for her journey in this heart-warming tale.

Honeymoon in Tehran

Honeymoon in Tehran
Author: Azadeh Moaveni
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2010-04-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0812977904

Azadeh Moaveni, longtime Middle East correspondent for Time magazine, returns to Iran to cover the rise of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Living and working in Tehran, she finds a nation that openly yearns for freedom and contact with the West but whose economic grievances and nationalist spirit find an outlet in Ahmadinejad’s strident pronouncements. And then the unexpected happens: Azadeh falls in love with a young Iranian man and decides to get married and start a family in Tehran. Suddenly, she finds herself navigating an altogether different side of Iranian life. As women are arrested for “immodest dress” and the authorities unleash a campaign of intimidation against journalists, Azadeh is forced to make the hard decision that her family’s future lies outside Iran. Powerful and poignant, Honeymoon in Tehran is the harrowing story of a young woman’s tenuous life in a country she thought she could change.

Love is Coming

Love is Coming
Author: Persia Lawson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-07-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781913284251

Why did no one ever tell me that if it's true love, you shouldn't have to work so f*cking hard for it? Persia is about to turn 30. Having been a walking, talking, dating disaster for most of her adult life, she's finally had enough of the drama of chasing emotionally unavailable commitment-phobes. After an excruciating break-up, Persia is taken on a journey around the world (but also inward) to discover the real cause of her romantic misery: her relationship with herself. Divided into 3 parts, Heal, Attract and Commit, this pioneering teaching memoir will have you laughing, crying and cringing in recognition. Expect profound insights, powerful tips and daringly vulnerable personal stories. 'It took me ten long and painful years to learn what Persia has managed to put in this one book with such raw honesty, wisdom and most importantly, vulnerability.' Ashley James - Presenter, DJ, Dating & Empowerment Coach