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| Author | Shirin Ebadi |
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| Language | Persian |
| Genre | memoirs |
| Publisher | Kales Press |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9798456-4-2 |
The Golden Cage: Three brothers, Three choices, One destiny is a book by Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi. [1] [2]
The book tells the story of three brothers whose lives were heavily influenced by Iranian history: the oldest, Abbas, was a soldier under the Shah; the second, Javad, was a communist activist; the younger, Ali, supported Khomeini's Islamic revolution. [3] All of their lives will be influenced by the worst chapters of Iranian history in the 20th century, including the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, and the executions of political opponents.
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The Golden Cage may refer to:
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