Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity, 1884-1914 by Taj al-Saltaneh

Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity, 1884-1914

Taj al-Saltaneh

349 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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The life of Taj al-Saltana, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited edu-cation within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a gener...

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