In a Time of Maximum Tension Between Iran and the United States, an American Family Embarks on the Journey of a Lifetime in Search of a Lost Friend
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In a time of maximum tension between Iran and the United States, an American family embarks on the journey of a lifetime in search of a lost friend. 6.125 × 9.25 SPINE: 1.1563 FLAPS: 3.75 U.S. $26.99 Can. $35.99 TERENCE WARD A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF IRAN WITH A BRAND-NEW PREFACE AND AFTERWORD AND A REVISED EPILOGUE, THIS UPDATED EDITION DEMONSTRATES THAT SEARCHING FOR HASSAN IS AS RELEVANT AND TIMELY AS EVER “ASTONISHING AND DEEPLY POIGNANT!” —THE WASHINGTON POST IN SHAPING CONVERSATIONS AND WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES “THIS IS A LOVELY BOOK—PART MEMOIR, PART FAMILY ODYSSEY, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES BUT, MOST IMPORTANT, A WISE AND LYRICAL APPRECIATION OF ONE OF AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE WORLD’S GREAT CULTURES. TERENCE WARD KNOWS IRAN AND LOVES IT IN A WAY THAT TRANSCENDS THE POLITICS OF THE MOMENT.” —JOE KLEIN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, THE NEW YORKER rowing up in Tehran in the 1960s, Terence Ward and his brothers were watched over by Hassan, T W is a Colorado-born writer, docu- G “WARD’S SYMPATHETIC AND “A WONDERFULLY the family’s cook, housekeeper, and cultural guide. mentarist, and cross-cultural consultant who grew HUMANE PORTRAYALS OF TACTILE, RICH BOOK . After an absence of thirty years and much turmoil up in Saudi Arabia and Iran. After graduating from EVERYDAY IRANIANS CAN WRITTEN FROM THE RIGHT HELP US TRANSCEND PLACE (THE HEART), in Iran, Ward embarks on a quixotic pilgrimage with UC Berkeley, he worked for a decade with Middle TODAY S POLICY PAPERS AND WITH THE RIGHT ’ his family in search of their lost friend. As they set out East Industrial Relations Counselors (MEIRC) AND STATE DEPARTMENT KIND OF SEARCH on this improbable quest with no address or phone consulting with clients across the Gulf. The author BRIEFINGS IN ORDER IN MIND (THE SEARCH TO FIND COMMONALITIES.” FOR GRACE).” number, their only hope lies in their mother’s small of The Guardian of Mercy and The Wahhabi Code, —USA TODAY —ESQUIRE black-and-white photograph taken decades before. he serves as international trustee for the World 1998 Conference of Religions for Peace (RfP). He is a member of the noted International Association of Crossing the vast landscape of ancient Persia, Ward DISCOVER THE NEW, THE ENDURING, AND THE COMIC IN AN ENIGMATIC “ recounts its incredibly rich past while exploring Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (ISMEO) in COUNTRY SWEPT BY SOME OF THE MOST STARTLING EVENTS modern Iran’s deep conflicts with its Arab neighbors Rome and divides his time between Florence and IN RECENT HISTORY. READERS PRONE TO WANDERLUST BEWARE.” had all grown to love during their expatriate life in pre-revolutionary Tehran. Hassan Ghasemi – caretNewake York.r, cook, and —NEIL MACFARQUHAR, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT, and our current administration. Searching for Hassan THE NEW YORK TIMES puts a human face on the long-suffering people of the Middle East with this inspirational story of an its rich history. Facing impossible odds, the Wards’ road trip crosses deserts, ancient wonders, and spice towns from BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY 0320 Terence Ward ISBN 978-1-9821-4277-3 $26.99 U.S./$35.99 Can. American family who came to love and admire Iran ISBN 9781982142773 52699 and its culture through their deep affection for its beloved friend. SIMONANDSCHUSTER.COM JACKET DESIGN BY PATRICK SULLIVAN 9 781982 142773 people. The journey answers the question “How far AUTHOR PHOTO BY JANE HAWKINS IRANIAN DOORWAY BY STEFANO BALDINI / ALAMY; “A , would you go for a friend?” PHOTO BORDER BY VALENTIN AGAPOV/SHUTTERSTOCK; SILHOUETTE BY . T .” SHANYA/ SHUTTERSTOCK; HASSAN PHOTO COURTESY OF WARD FAMILY REZA ASLAN, AUTHOR OF GOD: A HUMAN HISTORY memory. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. COPYRIGHT © 2020 SIMON & SCHUSTER 9781982142773_10P_JKT.indd 1 12/31/19 11:34 AM Finish: Flood Gritty Matte UV (over matte poly) ,ɈLJ[Z: Emboss PDF File Name!ZLHYJOPUNFMVYFOHZZHUFQR[7+-Printer: Phoenix Colors: C M Y K 6.125 × 9.25 SPINE: 1.1563 FLAPS: 3.75 U.S. $26.99 Can. $35.99 TERENCE WARD A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF IRAN WITH A BRAND-NEW PREFACE AND AFTERWORD AND A REVISED EPILOGUE, THIS UPDATED EDITION DEMONSTRATES THAT SEARCHING FOR HASSAN IS AS RELEVANT AND TIMELY AS EVER “ASTONISHING AND DEEPLY POIGNANT!” —THE WASHINGTON POST IN SHAPING CONVERSATIONS AND WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES “THIS IS A LOVELY BOOK—PART MEMOIR, PART FAMILY ODYSSEY, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES BUT, MOST IMPORTANT, A WISE AND LYRICAL APPRECIATION OF ONE OF AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE WORLD’S GREAT CULTURES. TERENCE WARD KNOWS IRAN AND LOVES IT IN A WAY THAT TRANSCENDS THE POLITICS OF THE MOMENT.” —JOE KLEIN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, THE NEW YORKER rowing up in Tehran in the 1960s, Terence Ward and his brothers were watched over by Hassan, T W is a Colorado-born writer, docu- G “WARD’S SYMPATHETIC AND “A WONDERFULLY the family’s cook, housekeeper, and cultural guide. mentarist, and cross-cultural consultant who grew HUMANE PORTRAYALS OF TACTILE, RICH BOOK . After an absence of thirty years and much turmoil up in Saudi Arabia and Iran. After graduating from EVERYDAY IRANIANS CAN WRITTEN FROM THE RIGHT HELP US TRANSCEND PLACE (THE HEART), in Iran, Ward embarks on a quixotic pilgrimage with UC Berkeley, he worked for a decade with Middle TODAY S POLICY PAPERS AND WITH THE RIGHT ’ his family in search of their lost friend. As they set out East Industrial Relations Counselors (MEIRC) AND STATE DEPARTMENT KIND OF SEARCH on this improbable quest with no address or phone consulting with clients across the Gulf. The author BRIEFINGS IN ORDER IN MIND (THE SEARCH TO FIND COMMONALITIES.” FOR GRACE).” number, their only hope lies in their mother’s small of The Guardian of Mercy and The Wahhabi Code, —USA TODAY —ESQUIRE black-and-white photograph taken decades before. he serves as international trustee for the World Conference of Religions for Peace (RfP). He is a member of the noted International Association of Crossing the vast landscape of ancient Persia, Ward DISCOVER THE NEW, THE ENDURING, AND THE COMIC IN AN ENIGMATIC “ recounts its incredibly rich past while exploring Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (ISMEO) in COUNTRY SWEPT BY SOME OF THE MOST STARTLING EVENTS modern Iran’s deep conflicts with its Arab neighbors Rome and divides his time between Florence and IN RECENT HISTORY. READERS PRONE TO WANDERLUST BEWARE.” New York. —NEIL MACFARQUHAR, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT, and our current administration. Searching for Hassan THE NEW YORK TIMES puts a human face on the long-suffering people of the Middle East with this inspirational story of an BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY 0320 Terence Ward ISBN 978-1-9821-4277-3 $26.99 U.S./$35.99 Can. American family who came to love and admire Iran ISBN 9781982142773 52699 SIMONANDSCHUSTER.COM and its culture through their deep affection for its JACKET DESIGN BY PATRICK SULLIVAN 9 781982 142773 people. The journey answers the question “How far AUTHOR PHOTO BY JANE HAWKINS IRANIAN DOORWAY BY STEFANO BALDINI / ALAMY; “A , would you go for a friend?” PHOTO BORDER BY VALENTIN AGAPOV/SHUTTERSTOCK; SILHOUETTE BY . T .” SHANYA/ SHUTTERSTOCK; HASSAN PHOTO COURTESY OF WARD FAMILY REZA ASLAN, AUTHOR OF GOD: A HUMAN HISTORY PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. COPYRIGHT © 2020 SIMON & SCHUSTER 9781982142773_10P_JKT.indd 1 12/31/19 11:34 AM Finish: Flood Gritty Matte UV (over matte poly) ,ɈLJ[Z: Emboss PDF File Name!ZLHYJOPUNFMVYFOHZZHUFQR[7+-Printer: Phoenix Colors: C M Y K 6.125 × 9.25 SPINE: 1.1563 FLAPS: 3.75 U.S. $26.99 Can. $35.99 TERENCE e American edition (Houghton Miin, 2002) has enjoyed wide WARD appeal among the Iranian-American community. Ward’s book is a A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF IRAN WITH A BRAND-NEW PREFACE AND AFTERWORD ANDbest A REVISED seller in EPILOGUE, Iran, with two dierent translations by rival publishers THIS UPDATED EDITION DEMONSTRATES THAT SEARCHING(Ketabsaraye FOR HASSAN Tandis IS AS and Jayhoon). In February 2014, Ward was RELEVANTinvited AND TIMELY to Iran AS EVER and feted for his book, which had two reprints during “ASTONISHING AND DEEPLY POIGNANT!” —THE WASHINGTON POST IN SHAPING CONVERSATIONShis visit. e AND PersianWAYS OF Center of Northern California honored him THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES “THIS IS A LOVELY BOOK—PART MEMOIR, PART FAMILY ODYSSEY, BOTH IN withTHE UNITED their GlobalSTATES Recognition Award for “promoting peace through BUT, MOST IMPORTANT, A WISE AND LYRICAL APPRECIATION OF ONE OF AND AROUNDcultural THE awareness,” WORLD. as did the Iranian Muslim Association of North THE WORLD’S GREAT CULTURES. TERENCE WARD KNOWS IRAN AND LOVES IT IN A WAY THAT TRANSCENDS THE POLITICS OF THE MOMENT.” America in their annual Norouz gala in Beverly Hills. —JOE KLEIN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, THE NEW YORKER rowing up in TehranRecognizing in the 1960s, Terencethe literary Ward value and importance of this book, and his brothersSimon were watched & Schuster over by Hassan, will launch a new edition in February 2020. T W is a Colorado-born writer, docu- G “WARD’S SYMPATHETIC AND “A WONDERFULLY the family’s cook, housekeeper, and cultural guide. mentarist, and cross-cultural consultant who grew HUMANE PORTRAYALS OF TACTILE, RICH BOOK . After an absence of thirty years and much turmoil up in Saudi Arabia and Iran. After graduating from EVERYDAY IRANIANS CAN WRITTEN FROM THE RIGHT HELP US TRANSCEND PLACE (THE HEART), in Iran, Ward embarks on a quixotic pilgrimage with UC Berkeley, he worked for a decade with Middle TODAY S POLICY PAPERS AND WITH THE RIGHT ’ his family in search of their lost friend. As they set out East Industrial Relations Counselors (MEIRC) AND STATE DEPARTMENT KIND OF SEARCH on this improbable quest with no address or phone consulting with clients across the Gulf.