Reading Lolita In Tehran: A Memoir In Books by Azar Nafisi

An inspired blend of memoir and literary criticism, the book is a moving testament to the power of art and its ability to change and improve people's lives. In 1995, after resigning from her job as a professor at a university in Tehran due to repressive policies, Azar Nafisi invited seven of her best female students to attend a weekly study of great Western literature in her home. Since the books they read were officially banned by the government, the women were forced to meet in secret, often sharing photocopied pages of the illegal novels. For two years they met to talk, share, and "shed their mandatory veils and robes and burst into colour. " Though most of the women were shy and intimidated at first, they soon became emboldened by the forum and used the meetings as a springboard for debating the social, cultural, and political realities of living under strict Islamic rule. T. This 2003 Hodder Headline Australia Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9780733618116 SKU: 1570070 This image is of the actual book.

Location: Biography