Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi

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Penguin
02 July 2015

Biography; Memoirs; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Feminism & feminist theory

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

We all have dreams things we fantasise about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true.

For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular: several had spent time in jail.

They were shy and uncomfortable at first, unaccustomed to being asked to speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but also about themselves, their dreams and disappointments.

Their stories intertwined with those they were reading: Pride and Prejudice, Washington Square, Daisy Miller, and their Lolita, as they imagined her, in Tehran.

Azar Nafisi's luminous tale offers a fascinating portrait of the Iran-Iraq war viewed from Tehran and gives us a rare glimpse, from the inside, of women s lives in revolutionary Iran. It is a work of great passion and poetic beauty, written with a startlingly original voice.

By: Azar Nafisi
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 273g
ISBN: 9780241246238
ISBN 10: 0241246237
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Publication Date: 02 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Reading Lolita in Tehran

Remarkable ... an eloquent brief on the transformative power of fiction * The New York Times * Vivid, often heroic and sometimes funny ... Nafisi's rather wonderful book touches a beauty of its own -- Paul Allen * Guardian * Anyone who has ever belonged to a book group must read this book -- Geraldine Brooks I was enthralled and moved -- Susan Sontag Engrossing, fascinating, stunning -- Margaret Atwood