| Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Contributor(s): Nafisi, Azar (Author) |
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ISBN: 081297106X ISBN-13: 9780812971064 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Literary Criticism - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002036724 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.12" W x 8.16" (0.63 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 69202 Reading Level: 8.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 25.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |