Synopsis
Few people are in a better position to write about Iran and Afghanistan than Christopher Rundle. In this, his newly published memoir, he recounts his time working in embassies in both countries.
This incident typifies the volatile Iran that
Christopher Rundle knew in 1979:
I was walking through a part of central Tehran where street vendors had their stalls. From the back a large, bearded man started chanting ‘Sag-e khareji koshteh bayad shavad! The foreign dog must be killed!’ He was probably unaware that I understood him; but that only seemed to make the threat more real.
He also provides enlightening accounts of Afghanistan, from his first posting there in 1968 to the present day. His fascinating descriptions contain some surprising background information, including first hand details of Afghanistan after the
Taliban. He pulls no punches in examining the USA’s war on terrorism.
On a lighter note the book traces the author’s early years, his time at St John’s College, Cambridge, where he studied Russian and French, and his carefree years in London’s Kings Road during the swinging sixties.
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Review
'Fascinating... beautifully concise and rather exciting' -- Elizabeth Chatwin
'His stories are fascinating. I enjoyed this book greatly... [Rundle] has a delightfully gentle style' -- John Simpson
About the Author
A scholar of St John's College, Cambridge, after graduating Christopher Rundle worked on Soviet affairs for a year. In 1963 he joined the Foreign Office as a research analyst. He was posted to Iran and Afghanistan, where he travelled extensively and became an expert in the politics of the area. In Afghanistan he was one of the last to hold the post of Oriental Secretary.
He was awarded an OBE in 1983, is an Honorary Fellow of Durham University and was for some years a member of the governing council of the British Institute of Persian Studies.
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