Prisoner of Tehran: A Memoir

Marina Nemat

Apr 2008 · Penguin Canada

About this ebook

In 1982, 16-year-old Marina Nemat was arrested on false charges by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and tortured in Tehran's notorious Evin prison. At a time when most Western teenaged girls are choosing their prom dresses, Nemat was having her feet beaten by men with cables and listening to gunshots as her friends were being executed. She survived only because one of the guards fell in love with her and threatened to harm her family if she refused to marry him. Soon after her forced conversion to Islam and marriage, her husband was assassinated by rival factions. Nemat was returned to prison but, ironically, it was her captor's family who eventually secured her release. An extraordinary tale of faith and survival, Prisoner of Tehran is a testament to the power of love in the face of evil and injustice.

Ratings and reviews

It is hard to believe that this takes place in this time. It is unthinkable and unfathomable that people can be so joyously cruel. To those behind bars don't give up

As a student, it was an easy read and also interesting. Some may find this book hard to believe but it actually happens in evin. Loved every word of this book.

It's a fantastic book.

About the author

Arrested at age sixteen in Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran, Marina Nemat was imprisoned in Teheran’s notorious Evin prison for two years. She emigrated to Canada in 1991 and lives with her husband and two sons near Toronto.