Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books

of Azar Nafisi (Goodreads Author)

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Description

Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi's living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.

Gender

Nonfiction Nonfiction Memoir Biography Iran Books About Books Feminism History Biography Memoir Womens Book Club

Main Characters

Azar Nafisi Nassrin Manna Mahshid Yassi Azin Mitra (Reading Lolita in Teheran) Sanaz Nima (Reading Lolita in Teheran) Bijan

Book Details

Format Paperback
Pages 356 pages
Publisher Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication Date December 30th 2003
First Publication 03/25/03
Language English
ISBN 9780812971064
Edition Not informed
Category Non-Fiction
Scenario ['Iran, Islamic Republic of', 'Persia', 'Tehran (Iran)']

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