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I confess : revelations in exile / Kooshyar Karimi

by Kooshyar Karimi

This memoir recounts a life starting in the slums of Iran, following a man's path to becoming a surgeon. It details his experiences of political persecution and torture by the Iranian Intelligence Service, and his eventual escape across the border to Turkey.

Accession 13838 ISBN 9780987178503 Publisher —
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