The Man in the Mirror
by Carole Jerome
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Author: Carole JeromeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-06
ISBN: 155013048X
Number of pages: 311
Publisher: Key Porter Books
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Book Review: A very important and yet ignored book to read!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is about the very life of a man who had played a key role for the Islamic revolution to take place. He was no one, but Saddeq Ghotbzadeh whom was considered one of the closest people to Ayatollah Khomeini (father of the revolution). It gives us an ostensible account of the early days of the Islamic Republic. It draws a picture (very accurate) about the fights between all revolutionary forces and groups, the mosque and its role to capture the power and eliminate competitors who played much more important roles for the victory, but they were erraticated from the political spectrum one after another.
We have a chance to know more about a man who was so close to Khomeini to be considered as his right hand man or his son.
We receive information about the US embassy occupation and how that event was used as a political means to eradicate rivals and how it helped the republicans to win the presidential election and rap up Carter's presidency. We get information about the war and the first president of the Islamic Republic and their efforts (including Ghotbazadeh's) to end the war with dignity and victory which was Torpedoed by Rafsanjani and Khameneyie (the current leader).
Carole Jerome gives us an accurate picture about Saddeq Ghotbzadeh who was executed in the early years of the Islamic Republic. She also draws a private picture of Saddeq, because of her relationship with him.
Most of the stories are in line with the facts which I compared and checked, and yet this book gives us more details about his death (which I did not know).
The book is a very good read.
I am surprised of how this important book has been ignored all these years.
It is quite shocking.
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