Title

Behind the Veil An American Woman's Memoir of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis

Authors

Debra Johanyak

Files

Description

In Behind the Veil, Debra Johanyak weaves the personal with the historical in fascinating detail. Through her own story, a Midwestern woman married to an Iranian man and living in Iran during the hostage crisis, Johanyak provides the reader with sharp insights into similarities as well as differences between the two cultures. The memoir offers a thoughtful perspective on cultural chasms and the bridges we could build to conquer them. —Nahid Rachlin, author of Persian Girls, a memoir, and Jumping Over Fire, a novel

Debra Johanyak, a young American wife with an Iranian husband, gives a moving account of her experiences in the early days of the Iranian revolution in 1979. She not only vividly recounts the fears that the hostage crisis ignited in her, but also fondly recalls the deep bonds she formed with her Iranian in-laws. Elegiac and informative, the work is essential reading for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding about Iran and its people.—Guity Nashat, professor of Middle Eastern history, University of Illinois at Chicago

ISBN

978-1-931968-38-6

Publication Date

Fall 11-1-2006

Publisher

University of Akron Press

City

Akron, Ohio

Keywords

Memoir, Iran, Hostage Crisis

Disciplines

Nonfiction

Recommended Citation

Debra Johanyak, "Behind the Veil An American Woman's Memoir of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis" (2006). University of Akron Press Publications. 105.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/uapress_publications/105