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Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys
in Iran
French Author of new book on Iran and Iranians http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/2213627363/402-6163928-4924116
He was awarded medals by the University of Liege, the CNRS and the Association of Commercial Geography, and also by TUTAV. In 1988 he was appointed director of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and lectured on Islamic Arts at the Ecole du Louvre in 1988. Professor Jean Paul Roux also received an “Order of Merit” from the 9th President of Turkey, Süleyman Demirel. His articles have been published by such periodicals as Revue de L’Historie de Religions, Journal Asiatique, Syria, Turcica, Revue des Etudes Islamiques, Erdem, Ural-Altaische, Jahrbücher, the Central Asiatic Journal. He also gave many conferences and presented programs on radio about the Turks and Turkey. He has written extensively on Islam, Islamic art and Turkish civilization. In addition to his publications on the Turkish and Mongolian nations, Jean-Paul Roux has also conducted extensive research on the history of comparative religion. He is the author of a new book entitled History of Iran and Iranians from genesis to our days -Ed Fayard
Azar Nafisi Guardian
Let us imagine we are in the process of creating a much-needed reading list for experts and analysts on Iran. I would put My Uncle Napoleon in a cherished place very near the top. One reason for this choice is that it is a great read. More pragmatically, I believe this novel provides its readers - in a delightful and deliciously politically incorrect manner - with many important insights into Iran, its culture and traditions, its present conflicts and past history, as well as its paradoxical relation to the west.
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Professor
Jean Paul Roux was born on January 5th, 1925. He studied oriental
languages, and majored in Turkish. He then went to the Ecole du Louvre
and Ecole Pratique des Etudes, received a doctorate in literature
in Paris in 1966. He was a member of the National Committee for Scientific
Research between 1957-70. He was the Science Secretary for the Department
of Oriental Languages and Civilizations between 1960-66. Professor
Jean-Paul Roux served as General Commissioner for the exhibition of
Islamic Arts at the Orangerie de Tuileries in 1971 and the Grand Palais
in 1977.