The Persian Letters new Republic NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Engaging and fast-paced

dozens of witnesses

and how living things

Innovative and deeply poetic

and Leonor Fini • Valentine

The Persian Letters new Republic NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •Author Contributor(s): Montesquieu; Betts, C. J.; Betts, C. J. Publisher: Penguin Classics Date: 4 30 1973 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW This richly evocative novel in letters tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their countrythe modern Iranto journey to Europe in search in wisdom. As they travel, they write home to wives and eunuchs in the harem and to friends in France and elsewhere. Their colorful observations on the culture