Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books / Azar Nafisi.

Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books / Azar Nafisi.

By
Nafisi, Azar.

Publication Date
2008, 2003

Publication Information
London : Harper Perennial,

Physical Description
347 p.

Subject Term
English teachers -- Iran -- Biography.
 
English literature -- Study and teaching -- Iran.
 
American literature -- Study and teaching -- Iran.
 
Women -- Books and reading -- Iran.
 
Books and reading -- Iran.
 
Group reading -- Iran.

Summary
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.

Language
English

ISBN
9780007412556


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult BioAdult BiographyB N13Checked In