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Reading Lolita in Tehran
- A Memoir in Books
- Narrated by: Azar Nafisi
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Soula Xranis
- 2022-01-29
Loved it!
Enjoyed every minute, gives a window into the lives of the women of Iran and some very interesting interpretations of classic works of fiction. Highly recommended.
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- Gelena
- 2020-07-20
Great work!
what a journey! for all those who appreciate literature and those who ever wondered about the life in Iran, this book is highly recommend.
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- AJDahl
- 2022-10-21
Can’t recommend more
What can I say, I am sad to leave the world of this book and author. I learned so much in this lovely and tragic story.
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- stephanie Roorda
- 2023-12-04
For the love of a story
Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking work. A perfect example of way that reading can increase our empathy for those whose lives we cannot otherwise imagine. A celebration of the unbridled imagination and of the writers whose works were alive in the subjects of this novel. Read beautifully by the author. I will listen again and again.
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