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Prisoner - My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison-Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out (Hardcover)
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Prisoner - My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison-Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out (Hardcover)
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The Inspiration for the New Podcast Featuring Jason Rezaian. "544
Days" is a Spotify original podcast, produced by Gimlet, Crooked
Media and A24. The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held
hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for eighteen months and
whose release-which almost didn't happen-became a part of the Iran
nuclear deal In July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief
Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian police, accused of spying for
America. The charges were absurd. Rezaian's reporting was a mix of
human interest stories and political analysis. He had even served
as a guide for Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown. Initially, Rezaian
thought the whole thing was a terrible misunderstanding, but soon
realized that it was much more dire as it became an eighteen-month
prison stint with impossibly high diplomatic stakes. While in
prison, Rezaian had tireless advocates working on his behalf. His
brother lobbied political heavyweights including John Kerry and
Barack Obama and started a social media campaign-#FreeJason-while
Jason's wife navigated the red tape of the Iranian security
apparatus, all while the courts used Rezaian as a bargaining chip
in negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal. In Prisoner, Rezaian
writes of his exhausting interrogations and farcical trial. He also
reflects on his idyllic childhood in Northern California and his
bond with his Iranian father, a rug merchant; how his teacher
Christopher Hitchens inspired him to pursue journalism; and his
life-changing decision to move to Tehran, where his career took off
and he met his wife. Written with wit, humor, and grace, Prisoner
brings to life a fascinating, maddening culture in all its
complexity. "An important story. Harrowing, and suspenseful,
yes-but it's also a deep dive into a complex and egregiously
misunderstood country with two very different faces. There is no
better time to know more about Iran-and Jason Rezaian has seen both
of those faces." - Anthony Bourdain "Jason paid a deep price in
defense of journalism and his story proves that not everyone who
defends freedom carries a gun, some carry a pen." -John F. Kerry,
68th Secretary of State
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