Behind the Tall Walls: From Palace to Prison
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Advance Praise For Behind The Tall Walls
"There have been many books written on the Iranian Revolution, but until now, none have focused on the loves (and lives) of the thousands of innocents on death row. Azar Aryanpour’s compelling autobiography, Behind the Tall Walls, provides an inside look at the Shah’s regime and illustrates the revolution and her family’s struggle so vividly that one can easily feel the terror and betrayal."
- Dr. Ali Mohammadi, Nottingham Trent University
International Communication and Cultural Studies
"As gripping as a first-class thriller, Behind the Tall Walls is a gem of a memoir and could become a highly important contribution to the literature of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Unlike most works, Behind the Tall Walls is neither a political statement nor a scholarly piece, but it does interpret Iran and its revolution with great sensitivity. It is a sad but fascinating account of one of the Twentieth century’s most dramatic events. An exiled immigrant, Azar Aryanpour masterfully awakens the incredible plot of this tragedy. The clarity of the prose raises the work to the status of belle lettre. Assuredly, it is a good choice for all readers as well as classroom use and it shall be on the reading list of all my courses."
- Hafez Farmayan, The University of Texas at Austin
Professor of History and Director of Iranian Studies
"Azar Aryanpour’s memoirs are engrossing reading, valuable for their insight into the personal tragedy that accompanies a national revolution. By narrating one family’s experiences, she simultaneously relates the turmoil, the suffering, and the upheavals experienced by the Iranian people as their country carved out a new social and political system. Azar Aryanpour has written a fascinating personal history of the problems her family endured in the months before and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution."
- Sana Abed-Kotob, Ph.D.
Middle East Institute, Director of Publications
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Third Man Out is a suspense mystery filled with action. The plot revolves around Destiny Morgan and Nolan Chapman who meet and fall in love not knowing that they had met 15 years earlier. That night, Nolan''s wife was killed at the hand of one of the now world''s largest drug lords – Santiago. Destiny, only 12 then, was held hostage by him the same night. Destiny was placed in the Witness Protection Program because she is the only person in America that can identify Santiago who now lives in Peru. Nolan is a professional baseball player who has worked undercover to assist the DEA in capturing 2 of the 3 drug pushers from that night. To get Santiago to America, a fake marriage was staged between Sonya, a superstar model and Nolan. Sonya befriends Santiago''s wife Monet, who is a clothes fanatic. Thru Drug Enforcement Agency undercover agents Santigo is gotten word of an alleged affair between Monet and Nolan. This infuriates Santiago enough to try to sneak into America. But Destiny, the DEA, and Nolan are waiting at the Port of New Orleans for him. A gun battle occurs and Santiago is shot. He falls off the ship into the Mississippi River. And the third man is out, it seems!
About the Author
Azar Aryanpour was born to a prominent Iranian family of literary men and women. Graduating from high school in Tehran with highest honors, Ms. Aryanpour received a scholarship to continue her education abroad. She married a young physician, and together they left for the United States in 1957. After studying English Literature at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio for two years, the author attended the University of Pennsylvania and completed her studies with a degree in education at the University of Akron, Ohio. Back in Iran, Ms. Aryanpour taught children's literature and philosophy of education at the College of Shemiran and the National University. She also worked as a free-lance writer and translated both How Man Became a Giant and part of The Ascent of Man from English to Persian and received considerable acclaim for her command of both languages. Ms. Aryanpour is the compiler of several children's stories and a book of lyrics entitled Songs from Four Continents. Disrupted from her work toward a Ph.D. degree in Persian literature at Tehran University in 1979 when the Iranian Revolution broke out, her husband, a former Minister of Health and Welfare, was wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to life. Ms. Aryanpour managed to escape to the United States where her three children attended schools and started a new life. The author returned to college and received her M.L.S. degree in Library Sciences at Rutgers University in New Jersey, holding the position of librarian at the Center for Urban Policy Research. Ms. Aryanpour and her children have continued to live and work successfully in America.