--- product_id: 28306544 title: "The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – Bargain Price, July 29, 2004" brand: "shusha guppy" price: "11272CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/28306544-the-blindfold-horse-memories-of-a-persian-childhood-tauris-parke store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – Bargain Price, July 29, 2004 **Brand:** shusha guppy **Price:** 11272CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – Bargain Price, July 29, 2004 by shusha guppy - **How much does it cost?** 11272CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/28306544-the-blindfold-horse-memories-of-a-persian-childhood-tauris-parke) ## Best For - shusha guppy enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted shusha guppy brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Review Praise for previous editions:"One of the best books of the 20th century...Stands comparison with Out of Africa."--John Train, author and co-founder of The Paris Review"A rare and unusual book, which tells a rare and unusual story, and tells it with trues feeling."--Anita Brookner"A gifted weaver of tales with an artist's eye for sketching characters in context, Guppy evokes the magic, cultural traditions and social fabric of her growing-up years, which were greatly affected by both Reza Shah's efforts to westernize Persia in the 1920s..."--Publishers Weekly Read more Book Description Decades before the Iranian revolution of 1979, which placed the country under a repressive religious rule, Shusha Guppy grew up in a Persia delicately balanced between traditional Islamic life and the transforming forces of westernization. In this eloquent memoir, Guppy recreates the lost world of her childhood before the oil boom and the eventual overthrow of the Shah. Her lively tales about relatives, friends, music, drama, religious holidays, and celebrations bring to life a vanished society caught between the oppressive but stable strictures of the past and the unsettling freedoms of the future. Read more See all Editorial Reviews ## Images ![The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – Bargain Price, July 29, 2004 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51olu5mf4ML.jpg) ![The Blindfold Horse: Memories of a Persian Childhood (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) Paperback – Bargain Price, July 29, 2004 - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/410iefF7FAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Blindfold Horse, a Persian Memoir *by K***N on March 24, 2013* The Blindfold Horse by Shusha Guppy is a very special Memoir of a Persian childhood. I've read many other Persian memoirs, but I found this book really captivating, well written , very informative, filled with fascinating characters and lots of interesting new information. I loved hearing about Shuska's family, her grandfather who was a famous mullah , he died in his sleep at 105, her parents, her extended family, her schooling, the family servants, her education, family friends, and her upbringing. My only complaint was that this edition wasn't edited very carefully. 2 chapters were were totally repeated word for word which is absurd, a good editor should have been on the ball and have caught that . The 2 repeated chapters were A Little Night Music and The Princess, but other than this slight glitch I would give this book top marks. I also loved The Secret of Laughter which Shusha Guppy also wrote, which are stories, and they're magical tales from classical Persia. I got The Secret of Laughter from an English bookstore in Istanbul, they insisted I had to buy the book ( although Amazon sells all 3 of Shusha's books), and they were right), and I plan on getting very soon A Girl in Paris ( about Shuska's time in Paris when she was very young, and attending university. I'm just sorry that Shusha only wrote these 3 books, this is really worth reading, it's a very special memoir. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Colorful and vivid! *by P***K on January 30, 2003* Until I read this book, I virtually knew nothing about what the life is really like in Iran, even though I've read a few books from the country. The author starts with her family's origin, so to speak, by telling stories of her great-great-grand father who became Haji, and goes down the generations to her own time. Through anecdotes and episodes, she tells of bazaar, social life of different social status people, old remedies for certain sicknesses, how they educated their children, how they treat girls differently from boys, what it is like to be a servant, what roles mullahs play in politics and religion, how some tried to westernize the country and how others opposed, what it was like in the first movie theatres, how they tried to cool themselves during the summer heat, etc, etc.As you read, the life in Iran becomes very vivid and alive in your heart, as if you yourself grew up with the author, and you start understanding the Persian people and the way they are in very positive ways.She mentions about religions and politics, as her family has always been one of the powerful and well-respected families which played important roles in religions and politics of the country. 1979 revolution was certainly a bitter experience for many Iranian people. She definitely regrets about it also. But she talks about it rather objectively which allows the reader to see the situation with positive attitude.Some of the anecdotes are hilarious, unimaginable to some of us. You will find out what they use to treat laringitis and bronchitis, their best remedy which outworks any of the western medicine, or who is the best bone fixer when you broke your bone, or what it is like to be married at age 12.Very very colorful book. You will find a lot of things you have never imagined, and you will gain a lot of knowledge and love for Iranian people. Recommend you 100%! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Persia vanished *by C***Y on November 11, 2016* Guppy writes in a conversational engaging style about a period that is irretrievably lost, an Iran -- or Persia -- that seemed, from her perch of privilege, more open & cosmopolitan, although there are clearly cautionary notes concerning the role of women, as well as religious strictures. Her companion book, A Girl in Paris, is equally appealing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/28306544-the-blindfold-horse-memories-of-a-persian-childhood-tauris-parke](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/28306544-the-blindfold-horse-memories-of-a-persian-childhood-tauris-parke) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-15*