The Blue Flower of Forgetfulness is an account of modernization in Iran, weaving together Persian fairy tales, epic poems and Hollywood movies, orientalist history and urban legends, World Bank loans, feverish growth and tranquil fields of roses--and the grip of a force that strangles dreams.
The Blue Flower of Forgetfulness is an account of modernization in Iran, weaving together Persian fairy tales, epic poems and Hollywood movies, orient...