A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah
Cyrus Kadivar was born in Minnesota to Iranian-French parents. He grew up during the Shah's reign in the Persian city of Shiraz. At sixteen he and his family were uprooted by the 1979 revolution. He has since worked as a banker, freelance journalist, and political risk consultant and lives in London.
"A journey into Iran's recent history and a tale of nostalgia and
longing for pre-revolutionary Iran"—Duna El-Zobaidi, The Arab
Weekly
"Farewell Shiraz is a sensitive, gentle, nostalgic and very
personal account of a world which disappeared in the maelstrom of
revolution in 1979, an event which, like the French revolution may
yet define the century which followed it. Certainly, we live with
the consequences today, whether domestically, in Europe or in the
Middle East. It has taught me much about a great nation and a proud
civilization and is a perceptive insight into the reality of
permanent exile. I recommend it unreservedly."—General Sir Richard
Shirreff, author of War With Russia: A Menacing Account
“Both memoir and history, Farewell Shiraz offers not only a glimpse
of a lost Iran, but also of the author's heartfelt and lifelong
quest to make sense of the revolution that rendered that
loss.”—Roham Alvandi, author of Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah
"This riveting memoir . . . expresses the author's feelings and
efforts to overcome the pain of leaving his beloved country. Cyrus
Kadivar gives us a fascinating account of the last days of Pahlavi
rule in Iran."—Lisa Kaaki, Arab News
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