MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY / ART & CULTURE

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi

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Why we chose it

Moving back and forth in time, mainly between the late 1970s and the mid-1990s, the book follows Nafisi as she returns to an Iran where the English-language classics she loves are increasingly viewed with suspicion by the authorities.

An essential book—and a powerful reminder never to take our freedoms for granted, nor to tolerate intolerance.

— TTP

ABOUT THE BOOK

Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, gradually they come to share their own stories, dreams and hopes with each other, and, for a few hours, taste freedom.

Azar Nafisi's bestselling memoir is a moving, passionate testament to the transformative power of books, the magic of words and the search for beauty in life's darkest moments.

DETAILS

Original language
English
First published
2003
Collections
Country of the Month
Format
Paperback
This edition
July 2015
Pages
368
ISBN
9780241246238
Language
English