{"product_id":"patriot-of-persia-9780099540489","title":"Patriot of Persia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher de Bellaigue\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent\u003c\/i\u003e, which was chosen as a book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eamong others, as well as five previous books, including\u003ci\u003e The Islamic Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2017. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a reporter he has covered war, politics, society and the environment in five continents for the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and the BBC. He is the founder of the Lake District Book Festival in Cartmel, Cumbria, an Honorary Fellow of the University of St Andrews and in 2026 he will take up a Visiting Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewww.christopherdebellaigue.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[It] is about a wildly popular figure who promised Iran's future would not be dependent on paying homage to the west: Mohammed Mossadegh, who was brutally removed from power in a coup orchestrated by the CIA in 1953. De Bellaigue is an outstanding journalist and you can tell why -- Peter Frankopan * History Today *\u003cbr\u003eCompelling -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent -- Charles Glass * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA rich and timely immersion -- David Gardner * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eDe Bellaigue's book is unsurpassed as a rounded portrait of Mossadegh * Times Literary Supplement *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732281635159,"sku":"9780099540489","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099540489.jpg?v=1719996255","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/patriot-of-persia-9780099540489","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}