The Persian Letters

by Montesquieu

Book Overview

This richly evocative novel-in-letters tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their country - the modern Iran - to journey to Europe in search of wisdom. As they travel, they write home to wives and eunuchs in the harem and to friends in France and elsewhere. Their colourful observations on the culture differences between West and East culture conjure up Eastern sensuality, repression and cruelty in contrast to the freer, more civilized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140442812
• ISBN13: 9780140442816
• Release Date: April 1973
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher