An Iranian Odyssey

An Iranian, now living in London, describes the harsh reality of moving when very young from a small Kurdish village to Teheran where, although blind, she was eventually to become the first woman to be admitted to Teheran University.

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Gohar Kordi was born in a small Kurdish village in Iran. At the age of four, she became blind. She tells of her growing up in the country, the family?s move to Teheran and her struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at the University. Compelling, with a quiet, hypnotic power, An Iranian Odyssey is an autobiography that reveals its belief that adversity can be overcome.