Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Justinian Morier Peregrine Persic 9781287452911 Books
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Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Justinian Morier Peregrine Persic 9781287452911 Books
Excellent story, used paperback edition in very good condition, very reasonably priced, fast shipping, good customer service However, this 226 page edition's print is so small, my 60 years plus eyes found it very challenging to read past the introduction. And that's with bifocals and a large magnifying glass. So I found another (used) hardback edition with 504 pages and larger printProduct details
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Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Justinian Morier Peregrine Persic 9781287452911 Books Reviews
A wonderful rollicking adventure that takes you back to a time of innocence in terms of pre air travel and international blandnes, homoginization and cell phones. Where an adventure meant not knowing what was around the next corner instead of googling google earth to see what's there just in case. The butcher son is clear and clean and I enjoyed most was the mid volume tale of the 'Story of the Baked Head'. I have the Random House edition of 1937 with it wonderful colour illustrations (somewhat art deco to my eye) and in text line drawings. A wonderful tale to read to youngish readers if you are not of the politically correct lineage. Enjoy and expand.
Having very recently returned from a three-week trip in Iran, I was impelled to read J. J. Morier's Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in a Heritage Club edition that had sat, ignored, on my bookshelf for decades.
Purportedly retold by the chaplain to the Swedish Embassy in Constantinople (Istanbul), this is a lively and comic first-person account by Hajji Baba, a barber's son who travels throughout Persia--and Turkey--during the early 19th century with references at one point to Napoleon. All the places Hajji Baba visits are real with references to still existing monuments such as the Royal Mosque in Imam Square, Esfahan. The fascinating social conventions and the tribal differences between the many peoples who still make up much of contemporary Iran, really haven't changed that much over the past 200 years.
The characters Hajji Baba meets all have their own riveting inset stories. But Hajii Baba's accounts of his up-and-down fortunes are probably the best. His many, and always temporary, occupations include that of a dervish, a smoke seller, an executioner's assistant, a novice mullah, and a small-time merchant of tobacco pipes. He has two affairs of the heart, both ending in disaster. Throughout, his personal morality is at best flexible so he usually merits the downs, such as having his feet beaten to jelly, as well as the ups. The novel ends with the Shah appointing him as a deputy accompanying the vizier to England.
At the end, Peregrine Persic, the fictional author, promised a second volume covering this subsequent part of Hajji Baba's life, but to my knowledge it was never published.
This lively novel should be of major interest to anyone who has visited Iran where most of the frenetic animal traffic of camels, horses and mulesLonely Planet Iran (Country Guide) has been replaced with a terrifying mix of cars, trucks and motorcycles. For those who have not, Hajji Baba provides a great reason for such a trip.
I read someone ele's copy years ago. It was so entralling, I could not put it down until I finished it.
As someone who has himself spent years in the Middle East, and even married into the culture, I find Morier's accounting of Haji Baba completely credible. In fact, except for the time, and places, many of Haji Baba's adventures closely parallel my own.
This book is worth having in one's library as a classic.
A classic. Had been looking for this book for a while, so glad I could get it on my iPad. Great read.
The font size of the type is impossible to read without eye strain, unless you use a magnifying glass. I think it's about a 3 point font.
I have not read the book yet, the print is very small , and not easy on the eye,
Do not order this edition! The font size is about half of the customary size - maybe 6 points rather than the usual 10, 11 or 12. If you order the it won't matter - of course you can adjust font size. But this edition is unreadable unless you are prepared to use a magnifying glass.
Excellent story, used paperback edition in very good condition, very reasonably priced, fast shipping, good customer service However, this 226 page edition's print is so small, my 60 years plus eyes found it very challenging to read past the introduction. And that's with bifocals and a large magnifying glass. So I found another (used) hardback edition with 504 pages and larger print
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