الثورة المسروقة | الخيانة والأمل في إيران الحديثة

A poignant and painful portrait, deeply engaging for the reader, of Iranian life over five decades, tracing the promises of the 1979 revolution, its betrayal at the hands of the forces of tyranny, and the people’s relentless spirit of resistance. In 1979, an Iranian revolution swept through the monarchy, driven by the Iranian people's dreams of social justice and political freedom. But in subsequent years, the movement's leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and his followers built a system that served their narrow faction and exacerbated the brutality and corruption that had been prevalent under the previous government. In The Stolen Revolution, award-winning journalists Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafeddin tell the interwoven stories of six Iranians who have lived together the course of modern Iranian history, with all its bitter vicissitudes and enduring hopes. We meet Mehdi Karroubi, a follower of Khomeini, who reached the highest echelons of power before being expelled from his inner circle. Through her poetry, young activist Haila Siddiqui expressed the hopes and shattered dreams of her peers. Amir Moghaddam, an ambitious civil servant, witnessed widespread corruption and embezzlement, prompting him to take enormous risks to uncover the truth. Saeed Rahmani returned to Iran to launch a boom in the field of startups in his homeland, only to collide with an oppressive security state. Rosine Yousefzadeh and Kawsar Eftekhari, born in the 1990s, joined a mass movement that confronted the brutal state apparatus: the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests. Each of them paid a heavy price. In this vivid and unforgettable novel, The Stolen Revolution focuses on ordinary Iranians and their fate, and offers a poignant understanding of life in a modern authoritarian state.