Filling a long-neglected gap in the travel writing of the region, Jason Elliot's
Mirrors of the Unseen
is a rare and timely portrait of the nation descended from the world's earliest superpower: Iran. Animated by the same spirit of exploration as its acclaimed predecessor,
An Unexpected Light,
and drawing on several years of independent travel and research, this thought-provoking work weaves together observations of life in contemporary Iran with history, politics, and a penetrating enquiry into the secrets of Islamic art. Generously illustrated with the author's own sketches and photographs,
is a rich, sensitive, and vivid account of a country and its culture.