Reading Lolita in Tehran book by Azar Nafisi
By Azar NafisiReading Lolita in Tehran book by Azar Nafisi
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.
Book details
- Paperback
- 356 pages
- English
- 0241246237
- 9780241246238
About Azar Nafisi
azar nafisi, ph.d. (persian: ??? ?????) (born december 1955) is an iranian professor and writer who currently resides in the united states.nafisi's bestsel Read More about Azar Nafisi
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