Author | Azadeh Moaveni |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Iranian American women |
Genre | Biography |
Publisher | Public Affairs |
Publication date
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2005 |
Pages | 249 |
ISBN | |
OCLC | 56617255 |
305.48/89155073/092 B 22 | |
LC Class | E184.I5 M63 2005 |
Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran () is Iranian-American writer Azadeh Moaveni's first book, published on February 4, 2005.
The book tells the story of her first-person experiences in Iran where she worked as a reporter after living in the United States her entire life. The book is part of a growing movement of female writers within the Iranian diaspora, including such other authors as Marjane Satrapi, Firoozeh Dumas, Nahid Rachlin, and Azar Nafisi.