"A book of great economy and power…with vivid imagery, a breathless way of writing that carries the reader along, and a supreme sense of the absurd." —New Republic"Like Sir Richard Butron, Evelyn Waugh and Mungo Park, [Kapuscinski] makes literature out of journalism." —Newsweek"Insightful and important…. A readable, timely and valuable contribution to the understanding of the revolutionary forces at work in Iran…. The reader almost becomes a participant." —The New York Times Book Review"A supercharged particle of a book." —Los Angeles Times
