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I have nothing but praise for Shusha Guppy’s excellent book on the Levant… Her insights into the Near East… Her facility with history, art, religions and poetry of those ancient regions… Her traveller’s fascination… These, and many other delights, are presented to us with a captivating informality.– Patrick Leigh FermorOf previous works by the “ The Blindfold Horse is a deeply moving book, evoking a whole civilization which was shaken to dust by the 1979 revolution.”– Anthony Smith, The Times“Looking Back is a feast. A galaxy of remarkable ladies, rendered by the remarkable Shusha Guppy.”– Edna O’Brien

A collection of stories, gathered from the Persian folk and fairytales. It narrates fables of princes and princesses; dervishes and miracle-working saints; jinns and giants; and, flame-breathing dragons and winged horses. It reflects cultural and psychological insights into the attitudes, values and structures which constitute Iranian society.

A sequel to the author's acclaimed first memoir, The Blindfold Horse, this book presents a portrait of Paris in the fifties and also gives an astute depiction of the confrontation between the East and the West. It also presents an account of the pain of exile.