
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
More Books By Azar Nafisi
People who bought this also bought
Becoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon book by Joe Dispenza
New Book
Terrible Lizard: The First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science by Deborah Cadbury
Used Book
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama book by Dalai Lama XIV
Used Book
In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean book by Hawa Hassan
New Book
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls book by Lisa Damour
New Book
Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?: What It Takes To Be An Authentic by Rob Goffee
New Book
The Open Church: How to Bring Back the Exciting Life of the 1st Century Church
Used Book
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career book by Scott H. Young
New Book
Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Used Book
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office : 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make
New Book
The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes book by C.S. Lewis
New Book
Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy (A Journal of Democracy Book) book by Francis Fukuyama
New Book
Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War book by Howard W. French
New Book
Internet Prophets: Enlightened E-Business Strategies for Every Budget
Used Book