Iran is happy to cast the US as a colonial evil seeking to take advantage of revolution in Libya to grab more oil while they (the Iranian leadership) voice support for the Libyan rebels (conveniently ignoring the oppressiveness of their own leadership and the internal opposition to it). Since the US loses this skirmish...
Below we reproduce an interview by Octavio Books editor, Dan Fleuris: Q: Well, I’ll start with the obvious question: what led you to write War Minister? A: (Andrew) If I can answer first: Elahe and I met in 1976, and for thirty-four years now, she and her family – particularly her late father – have regaled...
What is it like to be a child with four mothers? Or to be just one of many wives, owned by a powerful husband? How do you embrace life, when behind the body of every promise lurks the shadow of a conspiracy? An epic odyssey through twentieth century Iran, The House That War Minister Built explores...